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Ōtsuchi → Kobe

Iwate → Hyōgo
Straight line790 km
By road988 km
Driving time12h 42min
Fuel cost¥14,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōtsuchi and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car988 km12h 42min
🚲 Bike988 km65h 53min
🚶 On foot909 km189h 18min

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 Ōtsuchi (Iwate) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 790 km in a straight line, or 988 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,680. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Ōtsuchi →

Driving directions · Ōtsuchi → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue onto 大槌小国線2680 m0min
  2. →Turn right377 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left14.8 km13min
  4. ↰Keep left54.9 km49min
  5. ↰Keep left415 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 札押道路1075.0 km5min
  7. ←Turn left812 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道456号4561.3 km1min
  9. ↑Continue374 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道107号1076.7 km7min
  11. ↑Continue746 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 北上東和線39, 254582 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道107号1072.1 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left739 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left2.4 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left8.8 km8min
  17. ↰Keep left374 m0min
  18. ←Turn left310 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E4612.0 km11min
  20. ↰Keep left345 m0min
  21. ←Turn left28.7 km27min
  22. ↰Keep left795 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left5.7 km6min
  24. ↰Keep left632 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 十文字バイパス13, 34220.1 km17min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right3.2 km4min
  27. ↰Keep left222 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道13号13, 108, 34411.5 km10min
  29. ↑Continue8.7 km5min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道13号13, 344972 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 平岡日当線3246.4 km6min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道344号3442.9 km2min
  33. ↑Continue onto 真室川鮭川線357.9 km7min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4581.1 km1min
  35. →Turn right onto 神田川口線3284.7 km5min
  36. ←Turn left368 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 新庄戸沢線342.5 km2min
  38. →Turn right2.2 km3min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道47号4716.8 km14min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 羽黒立川線462.6 km2min
  41. ←Turn left onto 羽黒立川線46949 m1min
  42. →Turn right446 m1min
  43. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3454.6 km4min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 国道345号3458.5 km7min
  45. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線3491.4 km1min
  46. ↑Continue onto 面野山鶴岡線3325.2 km5min
  47. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡バイパス71.4 km1min
  48. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  49. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道（無料区間）E711.7 km11min
  50. ↰Keep left347 m0min
  51. ←Turn left onto 菅野代堅苔沢線61794 m1min
  52. ↖Turn slight left553 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 国道7号722.9 km20min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  56. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  58. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  59. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  60. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  61. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  62. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  63. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  64. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  65. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  66. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  67. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  68. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  69. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  70. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  71. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  72. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  73. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  74. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  75. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  76. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  77. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  78. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  79. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  80. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  82. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  83. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  84. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  85. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  86. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  87. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

釜石仙人峠岩手県
遠野風の丘岩手県
錦秋湖岩手県
さんない秋田県
十文字秋田県
おがち秋田県
とざわ山形県
しょうない山形県

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

Distances from Ōtsuchi

Morioka Morioka74 kmKitakami Kitakami68 kmHanamaki Hanamaki67 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki83 kmMizusawa Mizusawa71 kmMiyako Miyako31 kmKamaishi Kamaishi10 kmŌfunato Ōfunato36 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada12 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmIchinohe Ichinohe108 kmKuji Kuji92 kmŌshū Ōshū68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai89 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 Ōtsuchi to Kobe?

About 988 km by road (790 km in a straight line).

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

About 12h 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).