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Kitakyushu → Kobe

Fukuoka → Hyōgo
Straight line409 km
By road499 km
Driving time6h 18min
Fuel cost¥7,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car499 km6h 18min
🚲 Bike499 km33h 14min
🚶 On foot470 km97h 54min

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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 409 km in a straight line, or 499 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,410. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue85 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.3 km4min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right81 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left387 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  6. →Turn right193 m0min
  7. ←Turn left25 m0min
  8. →Turn right526 m1min
  9. ←Turn left943 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道3号32.6 km2min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 砂津長浜町１号線9.8 km13min
  12. ↱Keep right461 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3776 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道3号310.5 km12min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  26. ↱Keep right385.3 km4h 13min
  27. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  29. ←Turn left580 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  32. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  33. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  34. ←Turn left84 m0min
  35. →Turn right13 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  37. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  40. ←Turn left297 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  42. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  43. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  45. ←Turn left58 m0min
  46. ←Turn left47 m0min
  47. →Turn right21 m0min
  48. ←Turn left109 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  51. →Turn right47 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  54. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  55. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  56. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  57. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  61. →Turn right6 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  63. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  64. ←Turn left30 m0min
  65. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  67. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  68. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  69. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  70. →Turn right69 m0min
  71. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Kitakyushu

Fukuoka Fukuoka49 kmKurume Kurume67 kmŌmuta Ōmuta98 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi50 kmŌnojō Ōnojō49 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmDazaifu Dazaifu48 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō68 kmKoga Koga38 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmNakama Nakama14 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmAmagi Amagi52 km

Distances from Kobe

Ashiya Ashiya12 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmMiki Miki22 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSanda Sanda29 kmOno Ono29 kmKawanishi Kawanishi29 kmKakogawa Kakogawa29 kmKatō Katō30 kmYashiro Yashiro32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kobe?

About 499 km by road (409 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).