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Obanazawa → Kobe

Yamagata → Hyōgo
Straight line637 km
By road782 km
Driving time9h 36min
Fuel cost¥11,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Obanazawa and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car782 km9h 36min
🚲 Bike782 km52h 6min
🚶 On foot732 km152h 30min

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 Obanazawa (Yamagata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 637 km in a straight line, or 782 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,610. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Obanazawa →

Driving directions · Obanazawa → Kobe

  1. Continue20 m0min
  2. Turn right75 m0min
  3. Turn left53 m0min
  4. Turn right48 m0min
  5. Turn left81 m0min
  6. Turn right onto 尾花沢最上線28374 m0min
  7. Continue onto 東根尾花沢線1204.9 km4min
  8. Turn right onto 東根尾花沢線120165 m0min
  9. Continue onto 大石田土生田線189478 m0min
  10. Turn left546 m0min
  11. Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E1312.8 km8min
  12. Keep left322 m0min
  13. Turn right onto 寒河江村山線253.7 km3min
  14. Turn slight right315 m0min
  15. Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  16. Turn right onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  17. Turn right onto 国道287号287, 34720.1 km17min
  18. Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  19. Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  20. Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  21. Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  22. Turn left390 m0min
  23. Turn right907 m1min
  24. Turn right onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  25. Turn right onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  26. Turn right onto 国道113号11348.3 km41min
  27. Turn left1.1 km1min
  28. Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  29. Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  30. Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  31. Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  32. Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  33. Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  34. Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  35. Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  36. Continue477 m1min
  37. Continue368 m1min
  38. Turn right65 m0min
  39. Turn sharp left182 m0min
  40. Turn sharp left100 m0min
  41. Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  42. Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  43. Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  44. Turn right249 m0min
  45. Keep left25.2 km15min
  46. Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  47. Keep left1.2 km1min
  48. Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  49. Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  50. Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  51. Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  52. Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  53. Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  54. Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  55. Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  56. Keep right616 m1min
  57. Keep left563 m0min
  58. Keep right16.3 km14min
  59. Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  60. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  61. Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  62. Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  63. Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  64. Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  65. Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  66. Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  67. Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  68. Turn sharp left69 m0min
  69. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

むらやま山形県
河北山形県
寒河江山形県
おおえ山形県
あさひまち山形県
白鷹ヤナ公園山形県
川のみなと長井山形県
いいで山形県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Obanazawa to Kobe?

About 782 km by road (637 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).