JapanRoutes
Japan › Kōshi › Kōshi → Kyoto

Kōshi → Kyoto

Kumamoto → Kyoto
Straight line516 km
By road708 km
Driving time8h 25min
Fuel cost¥10,520
Plan another route
Type a city name and pick it from the list

Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōshi and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car708 km8h 25min
🚲 Bike708 km47h 11min
🚶 On foot594 km123h 39min

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 Kōshi (Kumamoto) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 516 km in a straight line, or 708 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,520. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kōshi →

Driving directions · Kōshi → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue285 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 大津植木線30714 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 大津植木線306.7 km6min
  4. ←Turn left121 m0min
  5. ←Turn left56.6 km38min
  6. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  18. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  25. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  41. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  42. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  44. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  45. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  46. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  48. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  49. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

泗水熊本県
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
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県

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

Distances from Kōshi

Kumamoto Kumamoto12 kmHonmachi Honmachi46 kmTamana Tamana20 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo75 kmUto Uto25 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi75 kmYamaga Yamaga16 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno8 kmŌzu Ōzu9 kmMinamata Minamata83 kmAso Aso29 kmKikuchi Kikuchi11 kmMatsubase Matsubase29 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi105 kmAmakusa Amakusa73 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 Kōshi to Kyoto?

About 708 km by road (516 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,520 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).