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Hōfu → Kobe

Yamaguchi → Hyōgo
Straight line339 km
By road409 km
Driving time4h 51min
Fuel cost¥6,080
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car409 km4h 51min
🚲 Bike409 km27h 16min
🚶 On foot390 km81h 17min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 339 km in a straight line, or 409 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,080. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. ←Turn left211 m0min
  4. →Turn right278 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 防府停車場大藪線186359 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場線541.4 km1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道262号26234 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道2号2507 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right373.6 km4h 5min
  11. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  13. ←Turn left580 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  17. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  18. ←Turn left84 m0min
  19. →Turn right13 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  21. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  24. ←Turn left297 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  26. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  27. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  29. ←Turn left58 m0min
  30. ←Turn left47 m0min
  31. →Turn right21 m0min
  32. ←Turn left109 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  35. →Turn right47 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  38. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  40. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  45. →Turn right6 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  48. ←Turn left30 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  52. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  53. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  54. →Turn right69 m0min
  55. 🏁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 Hōfu

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmUbe Ube31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmHikari Hikari37 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHagi Hagi41 kmYanai Yanai52 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 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 Hōfu to Kobe?

About 409 km by road (339 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,080 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).