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Kobe → Iwata

Hyōgo → Shizuoka
Straight line244 km
By road293 km
Driving time3h 55min
Fuel cost¥4,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Iwata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car293 km3h 55min
🚲 Bike293 km19h 30min
🚶 On foot280 km58h 23min

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 Iwata (Shizuoka) is 244 km in a straight line, or 293 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,350. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Iwata → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Iwata

  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E1A64.3 km43min
  23. ↰Keep left685 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left17.2 km19min
  25. ↰Keep left42 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right3.3 km4min
  27. ↰Keep left1.0 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right63.1 km46min
  29. ↰Keep left952 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right571 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 磐田細江線261536 m1min
  32. →Turn right291 m1min
  33. ←Turn left57 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 磐田細江線261, 313883 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 磐田細江線2614.5 km4min
  36. →Turn right119 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 旧東海道767 m1min
  38. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  39. →Turn right123 m0min
  40. 🏁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
藤川宿愛知県

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 Iwata

Fukuroi Fukuroi8 kmHamamatsu Hamamatsu11 kmHamakita Hamakita13 kmMori Mori17 kmKakegawa Kakegawa17 kmKikugawa Kikugawa25 kmMakinohara Makinohara29 kmKanaya Kanaya29 kmKosai Kosai30 kmSagara Sagara32 kmShimada Shimada33 kmŌyama Ōyama35 kmOmaezaki Omaezaki36 kmFujieda Fujieda42 kmYaizu Yaizu47 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Iwata?

About 293 km by road (244 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).