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Jōetsu → Kobe

Niigata → Hyōgo
Straight line387 km
By road473 km
Driving time5h 36min
Fuel cost¥7,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōetsu and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car473 km5h 36min
🚲 Bike473 km31h 33min
🚶 On foot445 km92h 48min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) to Kobe (Hyōgo) is 387 km in a straight line, or 473 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,030. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Jōetsu →

Driving directions · Jōetsu → Kobe

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right244 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left623 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 上越新井線63974 m1min
  5. ←Turn left190 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 春日山城直江津線18560 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道8号810.0 km9min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left375 m1min
  9. →Turn right44 m0min
  10. ←Turn left180 m0min
  11. ←Turn left105 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.2 km2min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left268 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right295.0 km3h 0min
  15. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  16. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  19. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  20. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  21. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  24. ↱Keep right616 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left563 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right16.3 km14min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E119.6 km16min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E122.7 km18min
  29. ↑Continue onto 名神高速道路 and take 3 toward 神戸E112.7 km15min
  30. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸390 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 摩耶埠頭線491123 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2, 1713.7 km5min
  33. →Turn right onto 鯉川筋316 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 生田新道313 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 生田北１３６号線111 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left69 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県
砺波富山県
西山公園福井県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県

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

Distances from Jōetsu

Niigata Niigata107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmShibata Shibata132 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō107 kmTsubame Tsubame84 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmShirone Shirone98 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmGosen Gosen105 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō112 kmKamo Kamo91 kmMurakami Murakami163 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 Jōetsu to Kobe?

About 473 km by road (387 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).