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Kobe → Higashine

Hyōgo → Yamagata
Straight line625 km
By road770 km
Driving time9h 24min
Fuel cost¥11,450
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Higashine.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car770 km9h 24min
🚲 Bike770 km51h 21min
🚶 On foot718 km149h 37min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) is 625 km in a straight line, or 770 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,450. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Higashine → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Higashine

  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11348.3 km41min
  38. ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  40. ←Turn left907 m1min
  41. ←Turn left390 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  45. ←Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  46. →Turn right onto 国道287号28720.1 km17min
  47. ←Turn left onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  49. →Turn right315 m0min
  50. ↖Turn slight left onto 寒河江村山線255.0 km5min
  51. ↑Continue onto 東根長島線3031.9 km2min
  52. ←Turn left onto 東根尾花沢線120106 m0min
  53. ↱Turn sharp right onto 山形県道295号東根停車場線295900 m1min
  54. ↑Continue onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29835 m1min
  55. →Turn right200 m0min
  56. 🏁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
西山公園福井県
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

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 Higashine

Murayama Murayama4 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYamagata Yamagata23 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmNagai Nagai49 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmSakata Sakata71 kmYuza Yuza76 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Higashine?

About 770 km by road (625 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).