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Sakai → Kyoto

Fukui → Kyoto
Straight line131 km
By road163 km
Driving time2h 9min
Fuel cost¥2,420
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car163 km2h 9min
🚲 Bike163 km10h 53min
🚶 On foot151 km31h 28min

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 Sakai (Fukui) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 131 km in a straight line, or 163 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,420. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue onto 春江川西線102688 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 福井加賀線54.7 km4min
  3. ↰Keep left onto 森田停車場中角線126473 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 森田停車場中角線126775 m1min
  5. ↑Continue168 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 福井丸岡線301.1 km1min
  7. ↰Keep left2.7 km3min
  8. ↑Continue onto 福井停車場米松線128386 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道8号81.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号8387 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道158号1582.1 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left482 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right50.7 km31min
  14. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  18. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  19. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  20. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  23. ↱Keep right572 m1min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 三条通1434.8 km5min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県

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

Distances from Sakai

Fukui-shi Fukui-shi10 kmTakefu Takefu27 kmTsuruga Tsuruga57 kmSabae Sabae22 kmOno Ono32 kmMaruoka Maruoka7 kmObama Obama83 kmKatsuyama Katsuyama29 kmMikuni Mikuni9 kmAsahi Asahi20 kmAwara Awara8 kmEchizen Echizen29 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 Sakai to Kyoto?

About 163 km by road (131 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,420 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).