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Shimonoseki → Kyoto

Yamaguchi → Kyoto
Straight line445 km
By road542 km
Driving time6h 12min
Fuel cost¥8,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car542 km6h 12min
🚲 Bike542 km36h 9min
🚶 On foot512 km106h 37min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 445 km in a straight line, or 542 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,060. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  4. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  5. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  6. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線233, 2664.0 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  9. ↑Continue503 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道435号4351.5 km1min
  13. ↱Keep right284 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left22.4 km14min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道462.2 km5h 4min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  19. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  21. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  22. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  25. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  26. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きくがわ山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube34 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 kmHōfu Hōfu54 kmIwakuni Iwakuni112 kmTokuyama Tokuyama76 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu82 kmHikari Hikari91 kmOnoda Onoda25 kmHagi Hagi46 kmYanai Yanai105 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō38 kmNagato Nagato30 kmMine Mine20 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 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 Shimonoseki to Kyoto?

About 542 km by road (445 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).