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Kitakata → Kobe

Fukushima → Hyōgo
Straight line533 km
By road671 km
Driving time8h 12min
Fuel cost¥9,970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakata and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car671 km8h 12min
🚲 Bike671 km44h 44min
🚶 On foot613 km127h 47min

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 Kitakata (Fukushima) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 533 km in a straight line, or 671 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,970. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Kitakata →

Driving directions · Kitakata → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue265 m1min
  2. →Turn right198 m0min
  3. ←Turn left228 m0min
  4. ↑Continue onto 喜多方西会津線1615.9 km20min
  5. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線3381.4 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線338297 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3385.0 km5min
  8. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.7 km2min
  9. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線33841 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線338889 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線3381.7 km2min
  12. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線3382.0 km2min
  13. →Turn right484 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線338902 m1min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道49号4919.2 km16min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道49号49, 45920.0 km17min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道290号29010.1 km9min
  18. →Turn right onto 営所通り2901.2 km1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道290号290418 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道290号2902.3 km2min
  21. ↑Continue onto 村松田上線678.9 km8min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道403号403280 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 村松田上線672.4 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 新潟小須戸三条線19.7 km9min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道289号289, 403956 m1min
  26. →Turn right249 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  29. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  30. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  33. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  34. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  38. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  43. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  44. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  47. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  50. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  51. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みかわ新潟県
阿賀の里新潟県
庭園の郷 保内新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県

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

Distances from Kitakata

Iwaki Iwaki112 kmKōriyama Kōriyama53 kmFukushima Fukushima54 kmSukagawa Sukagawa61 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu51 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi63 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki67 kmMotomiya Motomiya49 kmNamie Namie102 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō68 kmMiharu Miharu60 kmIshikawa Ishikawa76 kmInawashiro Inawashiro24 kmDate Date59 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu19 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 Kitakata to Kobe?

About 671 km by road (533 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).