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Arai → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line375 km
By road485 km
Driving time5h 39min
Fuel cost¥7,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car485 km5h 39min
🚲 Bike485 km32h 20min
🚶 On foot432 km89h 57min

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 Arai (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 375 km in a straight line, or 485 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,200. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue105 m0min
  2. ←Turn left250 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 上新バイパス182.4 km2min
  4. ←Turn left onto 西野谷新田新井線428137 m0min
  5. →Turn right62 m0min
  6. ←Turn left19 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left13.2 km9min
  8. ↰Keep left304.6 km3h 6min
  9. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  13. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  14. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  18. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  23. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  24. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  27. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あらい新潟県
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
西山公園福井県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmShibata Shibata144 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō119 kmTsubame Tsubame96 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmShirone Shirone110 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmGosen Gosen117 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō125 kmKamo Kamo103 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 Arai to Kobe?

About 485 km by road (375 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).