Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kobe and Ōarai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 642 km | 7h 20min |
| 🚲 Bike | 642 km | 42h 47min |
| 🚶 On foot | 599 km | 124h 45min |
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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 521 km in a straight line, or 642 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,540. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kobe → Ōarai
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 生田北141号線
- ←Turn left onto 長田楠日尾線
- ↱Keep right onto 生田新道
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 葺合南150号線
- ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 171
- →Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32
- ↰Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-16
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶
- ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E1
- ↰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E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106
- ↑Continue onto 国道1号1
- ←Turn left onto 国道1号1
- ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線2
- →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A
- ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 玉川通り and drive toward 初台, 恵比寿246
- ↱Keep right onto 渋谷入口 and drive toward 都心環状
- ↱Keep right onto 首都高速都心環状線
- ↱Keep right onto 六本木通り412
- ↑Continue onto 六本木通り412
- ←Turn left onto 内堀通り301
- →Turn right onto 永代通り403
- ←Turn left onto 江戸通り407
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463
- ←Turn left
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線6
- ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道
- ↑Continue onto 北関東自動車道
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道51号51, 124, 245
- ↰Keep left onto 水戸鉾田佐原線 and take 2 toward 大洗市街2
- ↑Continue onto ようこそ通り
- ←Turn left onto 永町商店街
- →Turn right onto 曲がり松商店街
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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 Ōarai
Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmNamegata Namegata35 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kobe to Ōarai?
About 642 km by road (521 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kobe to Ōarai?
About 7h 20min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥9,540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).