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Ushiku → Kobe

Ibaraki → Hyōgo
Straight line471 km
By road572 km
Driving time6h 51min
Fuel cost¥8,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ushiku and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car572 km6h 51min
🚲 Bike572 km38h 6min
🚶 On foot541 km112h 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 Ushiku (Ibaraki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 471 km in a straight line, or 572 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,490. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Ushiku →

Driving directions · Ushiku → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue36 m0min
  2. →Turn right149 m0min
  3. →Turn right210 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 都市計画道城中田宮線447 m0min
  5. ←Turn left390 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 国道6号牛久土浦バイパス6771 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 水戸街道613.1 km16min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 船橋我孫子線66.2 km6min
  9. ↱Turn sharp right182 m0min
  10. ←Turn left379 m1min
  11. ↑Continue2.1 km2min
  12. ←Turn left869 m1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 市川柏線514.6 km4min
  14. →Turn right428 m1min
  15. ←Turn left8 m0min
  16. →Turn right267 m1min
  17. ←Turn left58 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 松戸鎌ヶ谷線2812.3 km4min
  19. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道6934 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 水戸街道62.1 km3min
  21. ↑Continue onto 水戸街道64.8 km5min
  22. ↰Keep left793 m1min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 水戸街道63.6 km4min
  24. →Turn right onto 水戸街道6435 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  26. →Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  30. →Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  34. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  41. ↰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
  42. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  44. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  46. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  50. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  52. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  53. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  56. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  59. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  60. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しょうなん千葉県
いちかわ千葉県
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

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

Distances from Ushiku

Mito Mito51 kmHitachi Hitachi84 kmTsukuba Tsukuba26 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka60 kmKatsuta Katsuta59 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki9 kmToride Toride9 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi46 kmShimodate Shimodate39 kmKoga Koga45 kmMoriya Moriya13 kmIshioka Ishioka27 kmYūki Yūki43 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki107 kmAmi Ami10 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 Ushiku to Kobe?

About 572 km by road (471 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).