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Shirakawa → Kyoto

Fukushima → Kyoto
Straight line467 km
By road605 km
Driving time8h 22min
Fuel cost¥8,990
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirakawa and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car605 km8h 22min
🚲 Bike605 km40h 21min
🚶 On foot537 km111h 56min

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 Shirakawa (Fukushima) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 467 km in a straight line, or 605 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,990. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Shirakawa →

Driving directions · Shirakawa → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue393 m1min
  2. ↑Continue220 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 白河石川線114.4 km4min
  4. ↑Continue onto 旧陸羽街道410 m0min
  5. ↗Turn slight right94 m0min
  6. ←Turn left204 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 白河羽鳥線371.1 km1min
  8. →Turn right551 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道4号43.1 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left305 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right107.5 km1h 12min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道E5054.8 km37min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 関越自動車道2.2 km2min
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  16. ↑Continue onto 国道354号3541.2 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道406号406384 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 高崎安中渋川線261.6 km1min
  19. ←Turn left38 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 豊岡バイパス184.5 km5min
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  22. ↖Turn slight left onto 松井田中宿線21768 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right10.6 km14min
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  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 八本松松井田線12230 m0min
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  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 松井田バイパス183.0 km4min
  28. ←Turn left onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
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  37. ←Turn left onto 国道141号141, 1421.3 km1min
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  39. →Turn right onto 中山道44592 m1min
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  43. →Turn right onto 小諸中込線13925 m0min
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  46. ←Turn left onto 下仁田浅科線445.5 km6min
  47. ↗Turn slight right onto 中山道142, 254864 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
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  50. ↰Turn sharp left188 m0min
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  53. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  54. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  55. ←Turn left onto 牛鹿望月線1481.5 km2min
  56. ↑Continue849 m1min
  57. ↱Keep right1.1 km2min
  58. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  59. ←Turn left onto 中山道1423.7 km5min
  60. ↱Turn sharp right49 m0min
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  62. ↰Keep left137 m0min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right onto 中山道1422.5 km3min
  64. ↑Continue onto 中山道1421.2 km2min
  65. →Turn right onto 国道142号142491 m1min
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  67. ←Turn left72 m0min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道142号1427.4 km10min
  69. ↰Keep left onto 国道142号1426.4 km9min
  70. ↑Continue onto 中山道1426.8 km9min
  71. ←Turn left onto 中山道142821 m1min
  72. →Turn right onto 国道142号142118 m0min
  73. ←Turn left onto 国道142号1422.3 km2min
  74. →Turn right onto 下諏訪岡谷バイパス202.6 km3min
  75. ↰Keep left464 m0min
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  77. ↱Keep right133.7 km1h 52min
  78. ↰Keep left855 m1min
  79. ←Turn left197 m0min
  80. →Turn right onto 大西瑞浪線3521.2 km1min
  81. ←Turn left19 m0min
  82. ↖Turn slight left236 m0min
  83. ↗Turn slight right onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.7 km2min
  84. ↑Continue onto 土岐市停車場細野線691.8 km2min
  85. ↑Continue onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.4 km1min
  86. ←Turn left33.8 km29min
  87. →Turn right onto 国道19号192.0 km2min
  88. ←Turn left onto 伏見通19, 221.2 km1min
  89. ↱Turn sharp right onto 若宮大通57 m0min
  90. ↱Keep right30.1 km18min
  91. ↰Keep left284 m0min
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  93. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  94. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  95. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  96. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  97. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  98. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  99. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  100. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  101. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  102. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  103. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  104. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  105. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  106. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  107. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  108. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  109. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
にしかた栃木県
どまんなか たぬま栃木県
玉村宿群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県

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

Distances from Shirakawa

Iwaki Iwaki56 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi82 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmNamie Namie77 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō87 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmIshikawa Ishikawa17 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmDate Date80 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 Shirakawa to Kyoto?

About 605 km by road (467 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,990 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).