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Kobe → Kurihara

Hyōgo → Miyagi
Straight line687 km
By road855 km
Driving time10h 40min
Fuel cost¥12,710
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kobe and Kurihara.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car855 km10h 40min
🚲 Bike855 km57h 1min
🚶 On foot790 km164h 31min

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 Kurihara (Miyagi) is 687 km in a straight line, or 855 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,710. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kurihara → Kobe →

Driving directions · Kobe → Kurihara

  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253.6 km3min
  51. ←Turn left394 m0min
  52. ↑Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E1312.9 km8min
  53. ↰Keep left420 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 大石田土生田線189103 m0min
  55. ←Turn left150 m1min
  56. ↱Turn sharp right22 m0min
  57. ←Turn left112 m0min
  58. →Turn right204 m0min
  59. ↰Turn sharp left onto 東根尾花沢線120733 m1min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道13号131.3 km1min
  61. ↰Keep left onto 東根尾花沢線1202.3 km2min
  62. ↑Continue onto 尾花沢最上線28374 m0min
  63. →Turn right onto 尾花沢最上線281.2 km1min
  64. →Turn right610 m1min
  65. ↱Keep right onto 尾花沢最上線2821.5 km20min
  66. →Turn right onto 国道47号4723.0 km20min
  67. ←Turn left onto 鳴子池月線2537.4 km7min
  68. ←Turn left onto 国道457号線4575.0 km6min
  69. ↑Continue onto 国道398号3987.3 km6min
  70. ←Turn left688 m1min
  71. ←Turn left137 m0min
  72. →Turn right84 m0min
  73. ←Turn left140 m0min
  74. ↱Turn sharp right onto 栗駒岩出山線178 m0min
  75. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  76. ←Turn left3.0 km4min
  77. ←Turn left138 m0min
  78. 🏁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 Kurihara

Tome Tome14 kmŌsaki Ōsaki18 kmFurukawa Furukawa20 kmKogota Kogota23 kmWakuya Wakuya26 kmYamoto Yamoto40 kmTomiya Tomiya41 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima41 kmMatsushima Matsushima42 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki45 kmRifu Rifu47 kmShiogama Shiogama48 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi50 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō52 kmKesennuma Kesennuma53 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kobe to Kurihara?

About 855 km by road (687 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).