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Katsuta → Kobe

Ibaraki → Hyōgo
Straight line519 km
By road638 km
Driving time7h 27min
Fuel cost¥9,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Katsuta and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car638 km7h 27min
🚲 Bike638 km42h 33min
🚶 On foot597 km124h 20min

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 Katsuta (Ibaraki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 519 km in a straight line, or 638 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,480. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Katsuta →

Driving directions · Katsuta → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue49 m0min
  2. →Turn right81 m0min
  3. ←Turn left172 m0min
  4. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線63, 3511.7 km3min
  5. ↑Continue onto 馬渡水戸線3511.1 km1min
  6. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  7. ↗Turn slight right139 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left374 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 中石崎水戸線179598 m1min
  10. →Turn right856 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 東水戸道路6298 m0min
  12. →Turn right310 m1min
  13. ↱Keep right and drive toward 東京, いわき, 宇都宮10.1 km7min
  14. ↰Keep left665 m1min
  15. ↱Keep right74 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 玉里水戸線59305 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left toward 163.1 km3min
  18. ↑Continue556 m1min
  19. ←Turn left205 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left84.0 km1h 0min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  22. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  25. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  26. →Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  30. →Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  34. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  41. ↰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
  42. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  44. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  46. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  50. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  52. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  53. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  56. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  59. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  60. 🏁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
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Distances from Katsuta

Mito Mito8 kmHitachi Hitachi26 kmTsukuba Tsukuba44 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka1 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki62 kmToride Toride67 kmUshiku Ushiku59 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi48 kmShimodate Shimodate50 kmKoga Koga77 kmMoriya Moriya69 kmIshioka Ishioka33 kmYūki Yūki59 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki49 kmAmi Ami49 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 Katsuta to Kobe?

About 638 km by road (519 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).