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Hitachi-Naka → Kobe

Ibaraki → Hyōgo
Straight line520 km
By road640 km
Driving time7h 28min
Fuel cost¥9,500
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hitachi-Naka and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car640 km7h 28min
🚲 Bike640 km42h 39min
🚶 On foot598 km124h 29min

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 Hitachi-Naka (Ibaraki) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 520 km in a straight line, or 640 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,500. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Hitachi-Naka →

Driving directions · Hitachi-Naka → Kobe

  1. Continue9 m0min
  2. Turn right156 m0min
  3. Turn right onto 昭和通り88 m0min
  4. Turn left96 m0min
  5. Turn right99 m0min
  6. Turn left242 m0min
  7. Turn right565 m1min
  8. Turn left1.3 km2min
  9. Turn right onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線63, 351876 m1min
  10. Continue onto 馬渡水戸線3511.1 km1min
  11. Continue2.7 km3min
  12. Turn slight right139 m0min
  13. Turn slight left374 m0min
  14. Turn left onto 中石崎水戸線179598 m1min
  15. Turn right856 m1min
  16. Turn left onto 東水戸道路6298 m0min
  17. Turn right310 m1min
  18. Keep right and drive toward 東京, いわき, 宇都宮10.1 km7min
  19. Keep left665 m1min
  20. Keep right74 m0min
  21. Turn right onto 玉里水戸線59305 m0min
  22. Keep left toward 163.1 km3min
  23. Continue556 m1min
  24. Turn left205 m0min
  25. Turn slight left84.0 km1h 0min
  26. Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  27. Keep left553 m1min
  28. Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  29. Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  30. Continue onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  31. Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  32. Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  33. Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  34. Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  35. Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  36. Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  37. Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  38. Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  39. Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  40. Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  41. Keep right299 m0min
  42. Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  43. Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  44. Keep right51.4 km34min
  45. Keep left onto 東名高速道路(左ルート)E129.9 km20min
  46. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  47. Keep left432 m0min
  48. Keep left875 m1min
  49. Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  50. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  51. Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  52. Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  53. Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  54. Keep right26.7 km22min
  55. Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田18.2 km15min
  56. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  57. Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  58. Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  59. Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  60. Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  61. Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  62. Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  63. Turn right onto 生田北136号線111 m0min
  64. Turn sharp left69 m0min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hitachi-Naka to Kobe?

About 640 km by road (520 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hitachi-Naka to Kobe?

About 7h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,500 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).