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Iwatsuki → Kobe

Saitama → Hyōgo
Straight line433 km
By road548 km
Driving time6h 25min
Fuel cost¥8,150
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Iwatsuki and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car548 km6h 25min
🚲 Bike548 km36h 34min
🚶 On foot498 km103h 43min

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 Iwatsuki (Saitama) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 433 km in a straight line, or 548 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,150. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Iwatsuki →

Driving directions · Iwatsuki → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue92 m0min
  2. ←Turn left51 m0min
  3. →Turn right323 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto さいたま幸手線65683 m1min
  5. →Turn right111 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  7. →Turn right484 m1min
  8. →Turn right93 m0min
  9. ←Turn left17 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto さいたま春日部線2, 65128 m0min
  11. ←Turn left461 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto さいたま幸手線656.2 km6min
  13. ↑Continue onto さいたま川口線1, 6514 m0min
  14. ↑Continue onto さいたま幸手線652.0 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 旧中山道65610 m1min
  16. →Turn right30 m0min
  17. ←Turn left138 m0min
  18. →Turn right92 m0min
  19. ←Turn left28 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 越谷浦和バイパス463260 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 中山道17, 4632.3 km3min
  22. →Turn right onto 田島通り213793 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 213213884 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 朝霞蕨線79880 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 382382381 m0min
  26. →Turn right380 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道298号298667 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right3.8 km3min
  29. ↰Keep left980 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 新座バイパス254891 m1min
  31. →Turn right3.0 km4min
  32. ↰Keep left235 m0min
  33. ↑Continue onto 4414411.8 km2min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 環八通り3116.7 km6min
  35. ↰Keep left240 m0min
  36. →Turn right10 m0min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left11 m0min
  38. →Turn right3.7 km4min
  39. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right53 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  46. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  47. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  48. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  50. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  54. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  56. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  57. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  60. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  61. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  62. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  63. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  64. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Distances from Iwatsuki

Saitama Saitama7 kmYono Yono11 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi18 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa28 kmKawagoe Kawagoe20 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmSōka Sōka17 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo7 kmKasukabe Kasukabe5 kmSayama Sayama28 kmKumagaya Kumagaya33 kmAsaka Asaka20 kmShimotoda Shimotoda17 kmFukayachō Fukayachō45 kmSakado Sakado28 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 Iwatsuki to Kobe?

About 548 km by road (433 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,150 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).