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Kobe → Nagato

Hyōgo → Yamaguchi
Straight line366 km
By road470 km
Driving time5h 43min
Fuel cost¥6,980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Nagato.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car470 km5h 43min
🚲 Bike470 km31h 20min
🚶 On foot421 km87h 44min

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 Nagato (Yamaguchi) is 366 km in a straight line, or 470 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,980. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nagato → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Nagato

  1. ↑Continue138 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 花隈本通20 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 生田北157号線113 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 生田北139号線44 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 生田北168号線54 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 生田北168号線253 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 山麓線1.9 km3min
  8. →Turn right onto 湊方面第56号線455 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 夢野第1号線69 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 夢野第26号線9 m0min
  11. ←Turn left47 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 夢野第12号線5 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 夢野第23号線83 m0min
  14. →Turn right88 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right21 m0min
  16. →Turn right21 m0min
  17. ←Turn left47 m0min
  18. →Turn right58 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー162 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー132 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 夢野白川線4.3 km6min
  22. ↑Continue onto 夢野白川線298 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22644 m1min
  24. ←Turn left297 m0min
  25. →Turn right35 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left54 m0min
  27. ←Turn left9 m0min
  28. →Turn right629 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22710 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線2214.5 km19min
  31. →Turn right13 m0min
  32. ←Turn left84 m0min
  33. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  34. →Turn right577 m1min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  36. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  37. ←Turn left590 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 三木バイパス175, 4271.2 km1min
  39. ↰Keep left597 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left384.8 km4h 12min
  41. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  42. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left2.7 km2min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 江崎陶線3352.1 km2min
  45. →Turn right onto 山口阿知須宇部線212168 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 山口小郡秋穂線61519 m0min
  47. ←Turn left161 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 新山口停車場上郷線3531.5 km1min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道9号9324 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 小郡三隅線288.1 km7min
  51. ←Turn left onto 美東秋芳西寺線3114.6 km13min
  52. ↑Continue onto 秋芳三隅線3614.2 km13min
  53. ←Turn left onto 国道191号1911.2 km1min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道191号1914.9 km4min
  55. ←Turn left onto 下関長門線34229 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 仙崎停車場小浜線2821.1 km1min
  57. ←Turn left426 m1min
  58. ←Turn left237 m0min
  59. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
センザキッチン山口県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Nagato?

About 470 km by road (366 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).