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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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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).