Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kobe and Kikuchi.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 565 km | 9h 27min |
| 🚲 Bike | 565 km | 37h 39min |
| 🚶 On foot | 512 km | 106h 43min |
Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).
About this route
The distance from Kobe (Hyōgo) to Kikuchi (Kumamoto) is 445 km in a straight line, or 565 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,390. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Kobe → Kikuchi
- ↑Continue
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 花隈本通
- ↑Continue onto 生田北157号線
- ←Turn left onto 生田北139号線
- →Turn right onto 生田北168号線
- ↑Continue onto 生田北168号線
- ←Turn left onto 山麓線
- →Turn right onto 湊方面第56号線
- ↰Keep left onto 夢野第1号線
- →Turn right onto 夢野第26号線
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 夢野第12号線
- →Turn right onto 夢野第23号線
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー1
- ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー1
- →Turn right onto 夢野白川線
- ↑Continue onto 夢野白川線
- →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22
- →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 加古川三田線20
- →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 三木バイパス175, 427
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 久米線
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 天王和田線
- ←Turn left onto 天王和田線
- →Turn right onto 下松新南陽線347
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 遠石江口線
- ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52
- →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 国道213号213
- ←Turn left onto 国道387号387
- ←Turn left onto 下恵良九重線409
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道387号387
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 玖珠山国線43, 678
- ↑Continue onto 書曲野田線678
- ←Turn left onto 書曲野田線678
- →Turn right onto 国道210号210
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 天ヶ瀬阿蘇線12
- →Turn right onto 国道212号212
- ←Turn left onto 栃野西大山線647
- ↑Continue onto 天瀬阿蘇線12
- ↗Turn slight right onto 国道387号387, 442
- ←Turn left onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387
- ↗Turn slight right onto 国道387号387
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↗Turn slight right
- →Turn right onto 日生野隈府線203
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kobe
Distances from Kikuchi
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kobe to Kikuchi?
About 565 km by road (445 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kobe to Kikuchi?
About 9h 27min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥8,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).