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Kōya → Kobe

Wakayama → Hyōgo
Straight line67 km
By road97 km
Driving time1h 35min
Fuel cost¥1,440
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōya and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car97 km1h 35min
🚲 Bike97 km6h 27min
🚶 On foot77 km15h 59min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 67 km in a straight line, or 97 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,440. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Kōya →

Driving directions · Kōya → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue868 m2min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道371号37112.9 km11min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道370号370109 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道370号370330 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24158 m0min
  8. →Turn right177 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 西高野街道1.1 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right35 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道371号旧道3.7 km4min
  12. ↗Turn slight right onto 橋本バイパス3711.3 km1min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 国道371号3713.1 km3min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道371号3713.9 km3min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道371号371488 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道371号37121.3 km24min
  17. ←Turn left onto 堺港線195313 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 大浜入口286 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 大浜入口6.8 km5min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速5号湾岸線522.0 km19min
  21. ↱Keep right onto ハーバーハイウェイ163 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right onto ハーバーハイウェイ2.3 km3min
  23. ↰Keep left onto ハーバーハイウェイ448 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 灘浜住吉川線2.1 km3min
  25. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491237 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  27. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

奥河内くろまろの郷大阪府

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

Distances from Kōya

Minato Minato43 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmHashimoto Hashimoto12 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmShingū Shingū63 kmGobō Gobō56 kmArida Arida49 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 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 Kōya to Kobe?

About 97 km by road (67 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,440 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).