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Hitachi → Kobe

Ibaraki → Hyōgo
Straight line537 km
By road663 km
Driving time7h 39min
Fuel cost¥9,840
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hitachi and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car663 km7h 39min
🚲 Bike663 km44h 10min
🚶 On foot618 km128h 42min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 537 km in a straight line, or 663 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,840. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Hitachi →

Driving directions · Hitachi → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue73 m0min
  2. ↰Keep left148 m0min
  3. ←Turn left134 m0min
  4. →Turn right184 m0min
  5. ←Turn left50 m0min
  6. →Turn right177 m0min
  7. ←Turn left73 m0min
  8. →Turn right209 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left331 m1min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right570 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right380 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left129.2 km1h 33min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  14. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  17. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  18. →Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  20. →Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  22. →Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  26. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  33. ↰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
  34. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  42. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  44. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  45. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  48. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  50. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  51. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  52. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県
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

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

Distances from Hitachi

Mito Mito33 kmTsukuba Tsukuba66 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki88 kmToride Toride93 kmUshiku Ushiku84 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi71 kmShimodate Shimodate68 kmKoga Koga96 kmMoriya Moriya94 kmIshioka Ishioka58 kmYūki Yūki76 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmAmi Ami75 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 Hitachi to Kobe?

About 663 km by road (537 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,840 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).