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Kobe → Yonezawa

Hyōgo → Yamagata
Straight line568 km
By road721 km
Driving time8h 41min
Fuel cost¥10,710
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Yonezawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car721 km8h 41min
🚲 Bike721 km48h 3min
🚶 On foot654 km136h 9min

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 Yonezawa (Yamagata) is 568 km in a straight line, or 721 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,710. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yonezawa → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Yonezawa

  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 right onto 名神高速道路E124.2 km20min
  12. ↰Keep left630 m1min
  13. ↰Keep left654 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  16. ↗Turn slight right101 m0min
  17. ←Turn left191 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right25.8 km18min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  24. ↑Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  26. ↰Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  27. ↰Keep left425.6 km4h 25min
  28. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  29. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  31. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  34. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  36. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道113号11351.3 km45min
  38. →Turn right onto 椿川西線2503.9 km4min
  39. ←Turn left onto 川西小国線81.7 km2min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道287号287304 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道287号2874.8 km4min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道287号2875.6 km5min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 米沢環状線1521.2 km1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 綱木米沢停車場線2331.9 km2min
  45. ↑Continue onto 板谷米沢停車場線232378 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
能生新潟県

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 Yonezawa

Takahata Takahata12 kmNanyō Nanyō15 kmNagai Nagai23 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama30 kmYamagata Yamagata42 kmSagae Sagae53 kmTendō Tendō54 kmHigashine Higashine64 kmMurayama Murayama68 kmObanazawa Obanazawa81 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka94 kmShinjō Shinjō96 kmSakata Sakata114 kmYuza Yuza124 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Yonezawa?

About 721 km by road (568 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).