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Matsushima → Kobe

Miyagi → Hyōgo
Straight line665 km
By road823 km
Driving time10h 19min
Fuel cost¥12,230
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Matsushima and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car823 km10h 19min
🚲 Bike823 km54h 52min
🚶 On foot765 km159h 23min

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 Matsushima (Miyagi) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 665 km in a straight line, or 823 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,230. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Matsushima →

Driving directions · Matsushima → Kobe

  1. Continue114 m0min
  2. Turn right73 m0min
  3. Turn left223 m0min
  4. Turn right onto 国道45号45, 346562 m1min
  5. Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1442.6 km3min
  6. Turn left227 m0min
  7. Keep left3.5 km3min
  8. Keep left619 m1min
  9. Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線810.9 km10min
  10. Keep left onto 天還前下河原線354 m1min
  11. Turn slight right onto 天還前下河原線84 m0min
  12. Turn sharp left toward 8167 m0min
  13. Continue onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8314 m0min
  14. Turn right onto 国道45号45, 346313 m0min
  15. Turn left1.1 km1min
  16. Continue onto 荒浜原町線137623 m1min
  17. Turn right onto 新寺通358 m0min
  18. Turn left266 m0min
  19. Continue225 m0min
  20. Continue255 m0min
  21. Turn right211 m0min
  22. Turn left onto 荒井荒町線23550 m0min
  23. Continue onto 穀町285 m0min
  24. Turn right onto 閻魔堂横丁49 m0min
  25. Turn left327 m0min
  26. Turn left onto 昭和市電通り55 m0min
  27. Turn right onto 舟丁103 m0min
  28. Turn right9.6 km8min
  29. Turn left462 m1min
  30. Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31719 m1min
  31. Turn slight right477 m1min
  32. Turn left onto 秋保通28615.8 km14min
  33. Continue807 m1min
  34. Keep right24.9 km21min
  35. Keep left327 m0min
  36. Keep left749 m1min
  37. Turn slight left onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  38. Keep left7.2 km6min
  39. Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  40. Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  41. Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  42. Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  43. Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  44. Continue846 m1min
  45. Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  46. Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  47. Turn left141 m0min
  48. Turn right19 m0min
  49. Turn left onto 上山バイパス134.7 km4min
  50. Turn right3.8 km5min
  51. Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  52. Turn left175 m0min
  53. Turn sharp right onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  54. Turn right onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  55. Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  56. Turn left1.1 km1min
  57. Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  58. Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  59. Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  60. Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  61. Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  62. Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  63. Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  64. Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  65. Continue477 m1min
  66. Continue368 m1min
  67. Turn right65 m0min
  68. Turn sharp left182 m0min
  69. Turn sharp left100 m0min
  70. Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  71. Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  72. Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  73. Turn right249 m0min
  74. Keep left25.2 km15min
  75. Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  76. Keep left1.2 km1min
  77. Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  78. Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  79. Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  80. Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  81. Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  82. Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  83. Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  84. Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  85. Keep right616 m1min
  86. Keep left563 m0min
  87. Keep right16.3 km14min
  88. Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  89. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  90. Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  91. Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  92. Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  93. Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  94. Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  95. Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  96. Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  97. Turn sharp left69 m0min
  98. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県
花夢里にいつ新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Matsushima to Kobe?

About 823 km by road (665 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,230 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).