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Higashine → Kobe

Yamagata → Hyōgo
Straight line625 km
By road767 km
Driving time9h 27min
Fuel cost¥11,390
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Higashine and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car767 km9h 27min
🚲 Bike767 km51h 8min
🚶 On foot718 km149h 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 Higashine (Yamagata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 625 km in a straight line, or 767 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,390. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Higashine →

Driving directions · Higashine → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue200 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 304835 m1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 山形県道295号東根停車場線295900 m1min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 東根尾花沢線120106 m0min
  5. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  6. ↑Continue onto 寒河江村山線255.0 km5min
  7. ↗Turn slight right315 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  9. →Turn right onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 34720.1 km17min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  14. →Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  15. ←Turn left390 m0min
  16. →Turn right907 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  18. →Turn right onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道113号11348.3 km41min
  20. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  22. ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  29. ↑Continue477 m1min
  30. ↑Continue368 m1min
  31. →Turn right65 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  33. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  35. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  37. →Turn right249 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  40. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  41. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  44. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  45. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  46. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  48. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  49. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  50. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  53. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  54. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  55. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  58. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  61. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  62. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

むらやま山形県
河北山形県
寒河江山形県
おおえ山形県
あさひまち山形県
白鷹ヤナ公園山形県
川のみなと長井山形県
いいで山形県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Higashine to Kobe?

About 767 km by road (625 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).