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Ōarai → Kobe

Ibaraki → Hyōgo
Straight line521 km
By road641 km
Driving time7h 27min
Fuel cost¥9,530
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōarai and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car641 km7h 27min
🚲 Bike641 km42h 46min
🚶 On foot599 km124h 45min

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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 521 km in a straight line, or 641 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,530. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Ōarai →

Driving directions · Ōarai → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue262 m1min
  2. ←Turn left190 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 東町商店街670 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 曲がり松商店街480 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto ようこそ通り582 m1min
  6. ↑Continue onto 水戸鉾田佐原線23.5 km4min
  7. →Turn right323 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right15.6 km11min
  9. ↰Keep left665 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right74 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 玉里水戸線59305 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left toward 163.1 km3min
  13. ↑Continue556 m1min
  14. ←Turn left205 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left84.0 km1h 0min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  17. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  20. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  21. →Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  25. →Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  29. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  36. ↰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
  37. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  39. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  41. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  42. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  43. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  45. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  47. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  48. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  51. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  52. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  53. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  54. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  55. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県

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

Distances from Ōarai

Mito Mito13 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmTsukuba Tsukuba45 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmKatsuta Katsuta9 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki59 kmToride Toride64 kmUshiku Ushiku56 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi39 kmShimodate Shimodate54 kmKoga Koga79 kmMoriya Moriya67 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmYūki Yūki63 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki55 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 Ōarai to Kobe?

About 641 km by road (521 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,530 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).