Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kashiwazaki and Kobe.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 511 km | 5h 57min |
| 🚲 Bike | 511 km | 34h 4min |
| 🚶 On foot | 488 km | 101h 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 Kashiwazaki (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 424 km in a straight line, or 511 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,590. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kashiwazaki → Kobe
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 国道352号352, 402, 460
- →Turn right onto 国道8号8
- →Turn right onto 国道8号8
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜
- ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 161
- ↱Keep right onto 国道161号161
- ←Turn left onto 海津今津線54
- ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線333
- →Turn right onto 高島大津線558
- ↰Keep left onto 国道161号161
- ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス161
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E1
- ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E1
- ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸
- →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491
- ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 171
- →Turn right onto 鯉川筋
- ←Turn left onto 生田新道
- →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線
- ↰Turn sharp left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県
砺波富山県
めぐみ白山石川県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kashiwazaki
Niigata Niigata70 kmJōetsu Jōetsu37 kmNagaoka Nagaoka28 kmSanjō Sanjō45 kmShibata Shibata95 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō70 kmTsubame Tsubame47 kmMitsuke Mitsuke39 kmShirone Shirone61 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi32 kmOjiya Ojiya23 kmGosen Gosen68 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō75 kmKamo Kamo54 kmMurakami Murakami127 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 Kashiwazaki to Kobe?
About 511 km by road (424 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kashiwazaki to Kobe?
About 5h 57min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥7,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).