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Hikari → Kobe

Yamaguchi → Hyōgo
Straight line308 km
By road376 km
Driving time4h 34min
Fuel cost¥5,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hikari and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car376 km4h 34min
🚲 Bike376 km25h 3min
🚶 On foot354 km73h 44min

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 Hikari (Yamaguchi) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 308 km in a straight line, or 376 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,580. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Hikari →

Driving directions · Hikari → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue60 m0min
  2. →Turn right47 m0min
  3. ←Turn left163 m0min
  4. →Turn right640 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.0 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 光玖珂線1441.3 km1min
  7. ←Turn left131 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left455 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 徳山光線87.2 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left330.7 km3h 40min
  13. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  15. ←Turn left580 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  18. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  19. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  20. ←Turn left84 m0min
  21. →Turn right13 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  23. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  24. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  26. ←Turn left297 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  29. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  31. ←Turn left58 m0min
  32. ←Turn left47 m0min
  33. →Turn right21 m0min
  34. ←Turn left109 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  37. →Turn right47 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  40. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  45. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  47. →Turn right6 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  50. ←Turn left30 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  52. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  53. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  54. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  55. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  56. →Turn right69 m0min
  57. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Hikari

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki92 kmUbe Ube65 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi51 kmHōfu Hōfu37 kmIwakuni Iwakuni34 kmTokuyama Tokuyama16 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu9 kmOnoda Onoda71 kmHagi Hagi70 kmYanai Yanai15 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō53 kmNagato Nagato84 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki91 kmMine Mine72 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda73 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 Hikari to Kobe?

About 376 km by road (308 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).