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Ube → Kyoto

Yamaguchi → Kyoto
Straight line429 km
By road508 km
Driving time5h 51min
Fuel cost¥7,540
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ube and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car508 km5h 51min
🚲 Bike508 km33h 50min
🚶 On foot494 km102h 53min

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 Ube (Yamaguchi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 429 km in a straight line, or 508 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,540. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Ube →

Driving directions · Ube → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue289 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道190号190444 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道490号4905.0 km4min
  4. ↰Keep left801 m1min
  5. ↱Keep right3.6 km2min
  6. ↰Keep left3.9 km3min
  7. ↰Keep left310 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 宇部防府線258.1 km7min
  9. ↑Continue onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  10. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  11. →Turn right272 m0min
  12. ←Turn left395 m0min
  13. ↖Turn slight left83 m0min
  14. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道2号26.3 km5min
  16. ↱Keep right444.3 km4h 54min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  19. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  20. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  22. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  23. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きらら あじす山口県
あいお山口県
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

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

Distances from Ube

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki28 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi33 kmHōfu Hōfu31 kmIwakuni Iwakuni93 kmTokuyama Tokuyama54 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu57 kmHikari Hikari65 kmOnoda Onoda9 kmHagi Hagi53 kmYanai Yanai80 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō22 kmNagato Nagato49 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki34 kmMine Mine27 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda13 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 Ube to Kyoto?

About 508 km by road (429 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).