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Kobe → Iwaki

Hyōgo → Fukushima
Straight line576 km
By road720 km
Driving time8h 16min
Fuel cost¥10,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Iwaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car720 km8h 16min
🚲 Bike720 km47h 59min
🚶 On foot663 km138h 3min

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 Iwaki (Fukushima) is 576 km in a straight line, or 720 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,690. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Iwaki → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Iwaki

  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 right1.2 km1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 玉川通り and drive toward 初台, 恵比寿246280 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 渋谷入口 and drive toward 都心環状5.3 km4min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速都心環状線339 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 六本木通り412306 m0min
  29. ↑Continue onto 六本木通り412670 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto 永代通り403667 m1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 江戸通り4074.1 km4min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right9 m0min
  34. ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  35. ←Turn left282 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  37. ↰Keep left4.3 km5min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線6177.6 km2h 5min
  39. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  40. ←Turn left onto いわき石川線14368 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 湯の岳別所線371556 m1min
  42. →Turn right2.3 km3min
  43. ↰Keep left569 m1min
  44. →Turn right528 m1min
  45. ←Turn left onto 福島県道20号いわき上三坂小野線20, 661.3 km2min
  46. ↑Continue onto いわき市道内郷平線3.7 km4min
  47. ←Turn left109 m0min
  48. →Turn right109 m0min
  49. ←Turn left131 m0min
  50. ↱Turn sharp right7 m0min
  51. 🏁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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Iwaki?

About 720 km by road (576 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).