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Aso → Kobe

Kumamoto → Hyōgo
Straight line426 km
By road555 km
Driving time9h 10min
Fuel cost¥8,240
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Aso and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car555 km9h 10min
🚲 Bike555 km36h 59min
🚶 On foot490 km102h 3min

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 Aso (Kumamoto) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 426 km in a straight line, or 555 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,240. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Aso →

Driving directions · Aso → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue46 m0min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 阿蘇停車場線30726 m0min
  3. ←Turn left152 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道57号57238 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道212号2125.1 km4min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道212号21219.6 km17min
  7. →Turn right143 m0min
  8. →Turn right737 m1min
  9. ↗Turn slight right153 m0min
  10. ←Turn left151 m0min
  11. →Turn right87 m0min
  12. ←Turn left109 m0min
  13. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  14. ↰Keep left158 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道442号442176 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道387号38720.3 km17min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道210号210, 3873.1 km3min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道387号38714.1 km12min
  19. →Turn right940 m2min
  20. ↖Turn slight left755 m2min
  21. ↱Keep right1.2 km2min
  22. ←Turn left2.0 km4min
  23. ↑Continue onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 2136.4 km6min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道213号21326.8 km23min
  27. ←Turn left onto 竹田津港線52248.0 km2h 38min
  28. ↖Turn slight left69 m0min
  29. →Turn right94 m0min
  30. ←Turn left126 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 遠石江口線3.2 km3min
  34. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線24 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  36. ←Turn left86 m0min
  37. →Turn right59 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 久米線1.6 km2min
  39. ↱Keep right342.7 km3h 47min
  40. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  41. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  42. ←Turn left580 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  45. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  46. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  47. ←Turn left84 m0min
  48. →Turn right13 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  50. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  51. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  52. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  53. ←Turn left297 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  55. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  56. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  57. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  58. ←Turn left58 m0min
  59. ←Turn left47 m0min
  60. →Turn right21 m0min
  61. ←Turn left109 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  63. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  64. →Turn right47 m0min
  65. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  67. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  68. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  69. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  70. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  72. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  73. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  74. →Turn right6 m0min
  75. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  76. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  77. ←Turn left30 m0min
  78. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  79. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  80. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  81. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  82. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  83. →Turn right69 m0min
  84. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

阿蘇熊本県
小国熊本県
童話の里 くす大分県
いんない大分県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県

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

Distances from Aso

Kumamoto Kumamoto39 kmHonmachi Honmachi66 kmTamana Tamana47 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo101 kmUto Uto48 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 kmYamaga Yamaga38 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno37 kmŌzu Ōzu20 kmMinamata Minamata102 kmKikuchi Kikuchi25 kmMatsubase Matsubase50 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi129 kmAmakusa Amakusa99 kmArao Arao59 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 Aso to Kobe?

About 555 km by road (426 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,240 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).