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Kobe → Kawaguchi

Hyōgo → Saitama
Straight line429 km
By road533 km
Driving time6h 0min
Fuel cost¥7,920
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Kawaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car533 km6h 0min
🚲 Bike533 km35h 33min
🚶 On foot493 km102h 48min

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 Kawaguchi (Saitama) is 429 km in a straight line, or 533 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,920. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawaguchi → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Kawaguchi

  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E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  24. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口10.3 km6min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5805 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  32. →Turn right81 m0min
  33. →Turn right363 m0min
  34. ←Turn left402 m0min
  35. →Turn right935 m1min
  36. ←Turn left263 m1min
  37. ←Turn left80 m0min
  38. ↑Continue36 m0min
  39. →Turn right onto 弁天通り425 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り426 m1min
  41. →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線4452.0 km2min
  42. ←Turn left onto 本町大通り89860 m1min
  43. ↑Continue onto 産業道路508 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 練馬川口線68497 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 練馬川口線68180 m0min
  46. →Turn right65 m0min
  47. 🏁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 Kawaguchi

Shimotoda Shimotoda3 kmWarabi Warabi3 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō4 kmToda Toda5 kmWako Wako8 kmSōka Sōka9 kmAsaka Asaka10 kmYono Yono11 kmYashio Yashio12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiki Shiki12 kmSaitama Saitama12 kmNiiza Niiza14 kmFujimi Fujimi15 kmYoshikawa Yoshikawa15 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Kawaguchi?

About 533 km by road (429 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,920 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).