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Hirosaki → Kobe

Aomori → Hyōgo
Straight line804 km
By road986 km
Driving time12h 35min
Fuel cost¥14,650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hirosaki and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car986 km12h 35min
🚲 Bike986 km65h 43min
🚶 On foot924 km192h 35min

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 Hirosaki (Aomori) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 804 km in a straight line, or 986 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,650. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -2.4°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Hirosaki →

Driving directions · Hirosaki → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue119 m0min
  2. ←Turn left69 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 弘前平賀線109656 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 石川百田線2604.1 km6min
  5. ←Turn left213 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 石川バイパス74.0 km3min
  7. ↰Keep left455 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right12.9 km11min
  9. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  11. →Turn right7.0 km7min
  12. ↰Keep left12.2 km11min
  13. ↰Keep left388 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 鷹巣バイパス10510.0 km9min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  16. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1045.1 km5min
  17. ↑Continue onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道7号7, 101, 28515.4 km14min
  19. →Turn right onto 秋田南バイパス74.8 km5min
  20. ↰Keep left4.5 km4min
  21. ←Turn left onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道7号711.4 km10min
  23. ↱Keep right395 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 松ヶ崎バイパス7, 34129.7 km27min
  26. →Turn right onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  27. ↑Continue1.8 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right293 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 金浦バイパス735.4 km31min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 国道112号1122.3 km2min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  34. ↑Continue132 m0min
  35. ←Turn left278 m0min
  36. →Turn right777 m1min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  39. ↑Continue onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道7号730.8 km26min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  46. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  47. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  48. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  50. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  52. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  53. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  54. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  56. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  57. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  58. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  59. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  60. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  61. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  62. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  63. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  64. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  65. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  66. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  67. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  68. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  69. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  70. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  72. →Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  73. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  74. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひろさき青森県
いかりがせき青森県
やたて峠秋田県
かみこあに秋田県
五城目秋田県
しょうわ秋田県
あきた港秋田県
岩城秋田県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hirosaki to Kobe?

About 986 km by road (804 km in a straight line).

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

About 12h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).