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Minamikyushu → Kyoto

Kagoshima → Kyoto
Straight line640 km
By road918 km
Driving time11h 25min
Fuel cost¥13,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamikyushu and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car918 km11h 25min
🚲 Bike918 km61h 13min
🚶 On foot736 km153h 15min

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 Minamikyushu (Kagoshima) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 640 km in a straight line, or 918 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,640. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Minamikyushu →

Driving directions · Minamikyushu → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue286 m1min
  2. →Turn right57 m0min
  3. ←Turn left48 m0min
  4. ←Turn left46 m0min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right724 m1min
  6. ←Turn left761 m2min
  7. ←Turn left355 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right2.2 km4min
  9. →Turn right59 m0min
  10. →Turn right111 m0min
  11. ←Turn left45 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 谷山知覧線2311.3 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 谷山知覧線231.8 km2min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線(産業道路)2194.6 km5min
  15. ←Turn left onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線2193.4 km4min
  16. ↰Keep left and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山, 有料道路指宿スカイライン, 頴娃144 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山7.7 km7min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward E3A南九州道225 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島市街65 m0min
  20. ←Turn left and drive toward 熊本, 宮崎, 空港240.8 km3h 4min
  21. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  33. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  40. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  41. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  53. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  54. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  56. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  57. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  59. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  60. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  61. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  64. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県

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

Distances from Minamikyushu

Kagoshima Kagoshima26 kmKanoya Kanoya38 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai54 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki52 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi49 kmIzumi Izumi82 kmIbusuki Ibusuki22 kmKushikino Kushikino45 kmIjūin Ijūin31 kmAkune Akune78 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki16 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame15 kmKajiki Kajiki47 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara82 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata63 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 Minamikyushu to Kyoto?

About 918 km by road (640 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).