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Kobe → Kawasaki

Hyōgo → Kanagawa
Straight line422 km
By road514 km
Driving time5h 52min
Fuel cost¥7,630
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car514 km5h 52min
🚲 Bike514 km34h 14min
🚶 On foot486 km101h 11min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 422 km in a straight line, or 514 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 52min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,630. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Kawasaki

  1. ↑Continue113 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 生田北１４１号線143 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 長田楠日尾線92 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right onto 生田新道1.2 km1min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 葺合南１５０号線204 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 171600 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32243 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-162.0 km2min
  9. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶13.0 km14min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E134.0 km27min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  12. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  14. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  15. →Turn right91 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  20. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  24. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  26. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  28. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  29. →Turn right226 m0min
  30. ←Turn left46 m0min
  31. →Turn right75 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  34. ←Turn left143 m0min
  35. →Turn right26 m0min
  36. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Kobe

Himeji Himeji46 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmKakogawachō-honmachi Kakogawachō-honmachi34 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmAshiya Ashiya12 kmMiki Miki22 kmKariya Kariya73 kmOno Ono29 kmSasayama Sasayama42 kmToyooka Toyooka100 km

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYamato Yamato25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmAyase Ayase28 kmZushi Zushi28 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmZama Zama30 kmHayama Hayama30 kmEbina Ebina31 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Kawasaki?

About 514 km by road (422 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kobe to Kawasaki?

About 5h 52min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,630 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).