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Kobe → Sōma

Hyōgo → Fukushima
Straight line619 km
By road789 km
Driving time9h 53min
Fuel cost¥11,720
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Sōma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car789 km9h 53min
🚲 Bike789 km52h 34min
🚶 On foot712 km148h 25min

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 Sōma (Fukushima) is 619 km in a straight line, or 789 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,720. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sōma → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Sōma

  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 left401.1 km4h 11min
  28. ↰Keep left785 m1min
  29. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 119.7 km9min
  31. →Turn right onto 村松田上線672.4 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道403号403280 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 村松田上線678.9 km8min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道290号2902.3 km2min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道290号290418 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 営所通り2901.2 km1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29010.1 km9min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道49号49, 45910.1 km9min
  39. →Turn right285 m1min
  40. ←Turn left157 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right onto 三川インター線5871.7 km2min
  42. →Turn right176 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left29.7 km28min
  44. ↰Keep left186 m0min
  45. ↱Keep right320 m0min
  46. ↰Keep left483 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 西会津バイパス4921.7 km19min
  48. ↑Continue onto 会津坂下河東線337.8 km7min
  49. ↖Turn slight left onto 滝沢バイパス49, 2942.1 km2min
  50. ←Turn left onto 会津若松裏磐梯線64905 m1min
  51. →Turn right1.4 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 磐梯町停車場線207877 m1min
  53. →Turn right onto 猪苗代塩川線7, 6411.4 km10min
  54. ←Turn left onto 猪苗代バイパス115389 m0min
  55. ↑Continue onto 国道115号11526.0 km22min
  56. ↰Turn sharp left318 m1min
  57. ↱Turn sharp right2.8 km3min
  58. ↰Turn sharp left21 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 土湯バイパス1151.2 km1min
  60. ←Turn left698 m1min
  61. ↑Continue790 m2min
  62. ←Turn left453 m1min
  63. ←Turn left483 m1min
  64. →Turn right onto 土湯バイパス11514.7 km13min
  65. ←Turn left onto 福島南バイパス4, 115434 m0min
  66. ↰Keep left onto 岡部渡利線309998 m1min
  67. ↱Turn sharp right onto 山口渡利線308127 m0min
  68. ←Turn left onto 山口渡利線3085.8 km6min
  69. →Turn right onto 国道115号1156.3 km5min
  70. →Turn right onto 国道115号115466 m1min
  71. ↱Keep right65 m0min
  72. ↗Turn slight right32.2 km27min
  73. ↰Keep left475 m1min
  74. ↱Keep right3.0 km3min
  75. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県
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

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 Sōma

Minami-Sōma Minami-Sōma19 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō30 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi33 kmNamie Namie35 kmDate Date38 kmFukushima Fukushima41 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki49 kmTamura Tamura50 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu50 kmMotomiya Motomiya56 kmMiharu Miharu56 kmKōriyama Kōriyama65 kmSukagawa Sukagawa74 kmInawashiro Inawashiro76 kmIwaki Iwaki83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Sōma?

About 789 km by road (619 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,720 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).