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Kofu → Kyoto

Yamanashi → Kyoto
Straight line268 km
By road375 km
Driving time4h 24min
Fuel cost¥5,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kofu and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car375 km4h 24min
🚲 Bike375 km25h 1min
🚶 On foot308 km64h 7min

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 Kofu (Yamanashi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 268 km in a straight line, or 375 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,570. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kofu →

Driving directions · Kofu → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 甲府山梨線312.2 km2min
  3. →Turn right onto 武田通り312.0 km2min
  4. ←Turn left onto 3131119 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 舞鶴通り (Maiduru-dori)31556 m1min
  6. →Turn right108 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 甲府韮崎線6203 m0min
  8. ↑Continue onto 平和通り521.5 km1min
  9. →Turn right onto 遊亀通り (Yuki-dori)36.0 km5min
  10. →Turn right511 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 甲府市川三郷線3546 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 甲府市川三郷線31.3 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 韮崎南アルプス中央線12765 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 富士川南アルプス線262.9 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道140号1401.4 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 甲西道路52624 m1min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left425 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left9.0 km8min
  19. ↰Keep left3.7 km3min
  20. ↰Keep left560 m0min
  21. ↑Continue onto 中部横断自動車道E5244.8 km42min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 中部横断自動車道E52540 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 中部横断自動車道167.4 km1h 40min
  24. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  30. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  33. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  39. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  42. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  43. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

富士川山梨県
みのぶ・富士川観光センター山梨県
なんぶ山梨県
とみざわ山梨県
玉露の里静岡県
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

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

Distances from Kofu

Kōfu Kōfu4 kmFujiyoshida Fujiyoshida34 kmHokuto Hokuto23 kmRyūō Ryūō10 kmNirasaki Nirasaki12 kmŌtsuki Ōtsuki36 kmIsawa Isawa7 kmUenohara Uenohara49 kmEnzan Enzan13 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko25 kmChūō Chūō14 kmMinami-Alps Minami-Alps14 kmFuefuki Fuefuki8 kmTsuru Tsuru34 kmYamanashi Yamanashi10 km

Distances from Kyoto

Kamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku1 kmArashiyama Arashiyama7 kmMukō Mukō8 kmNagaoka Nagaoka12 kmUji Uji15 kmKameoka Kameoka16 kmYawata Yawata17 kmJōyō Jōyō20 kmTanabe Tanabe22 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe24 kmNantan Nantan26 kmKizugawa Kizugawa33 kmAyabe Ayabe55 kmMaizuru Maizuru61 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama66 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kofu to Kyoto?

About 375 km by road (268 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kofu to Kyoto?

About 4h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).