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Kitakami → Kobe

Iwate → Hyōgo
Straight line733 km
By road902 km
Driving time11h 24min
Fuel cost¥13,390
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car902 km11h 24min
🚲 Bike902 km60h 6min
🚶 On foot843 km175h 37min

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 Kitakami (Iwate) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 733 km in a straight line, or 902 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,390. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. ←Turn left51 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112276 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 相去飯豊線2541.4 km1min
  5. →Turn right onto 北上和賀線2253.6 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 夏油温泉江釣子線122, 2251.3 km2min
  7. ↑Continue onto 北上和賀線2256.3 km6min
  8. ←Turn left622 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right424 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E4612.0 km11min
  11. ↰Keep left345 m0min
  12. ←Turn left28.7 km27min
  13. ↰Keep left795 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left5.7 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left632 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 十文字バイパス13, 34220.1 km17min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right3.2 km4min
  18. ↰Keep left222 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道13号13, 108, 34411.5 km10min
  20. ↑Continue8.7 km5min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道13号13, 344972 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 平岡日当線3246.4 km6min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道344号3442.9 km2min
  24. ↑Continue onto 真室川鮭川線357.9 km7min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4581.1 km1min
  26. →Turn right onto 神田川口線3284.7 km5min
  27. ←Turn left368 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 新庄戸沢線342.5 km2min
  29. →Turn right2.2 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道47号4716.8 km14min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 羽黒立川線462.6 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 羽黒立川線46949 m1min
  33. →Turn right446 m1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3454.6 km4min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 国道345号3458.5 km7min
  36. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線3491.4 km1min
  37. ↑Continue onto 面野山鶴岡線3325.2 km5min
  38. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡バイパス71.4 km1min
  39. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  40. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道（無料区間）E711.7 km11min
  41. ↰Keep left347 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 菅野代堅苔沢線61794 m1min
  43. ↖Turn slight left553 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道7号722.9 km20min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  48. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  50. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  51. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  52. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  53. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  54. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  55. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  56. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  57. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  58. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  59. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  60. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  61. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  62. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  63. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  64. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  65. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  66. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  67. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  68. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  69. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  70. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  71. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  72. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  73. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  74. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  75. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  76. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  77. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  78. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
あつみ山形県
笹川流れ新潟県

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

Distances from Kitakami

Morioka Morioka46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTōno Tōno36 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 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 Kitakami to Kobe?

About 902 km by road (733 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).