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Tokyo → Kyoto

Tokyo → Kyoto
Straight line365 km
By road453 km
Driving time4h 54min
Fuel cost¥6,730
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car453 km4h 54min
🚲 Bike453 km30h 13min
🚶 On foot419 km87h 20min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 365 km in a straight line, or 453 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 54min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,730. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511264 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505116 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 公園通り3512803 m1min
  6. ↗Turn slight right onto 甲州街道20190 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 甲州街道20240 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317610 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷出口1.4 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 三軒茶屋292 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 玉川通り2464.2 km4min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  14. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  23. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  29. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  32. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  38. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県

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

Distances from Tokyo

Hachiōji Hachiōji33 kmMachida Machida27 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashimurayama Higashimurayama21 kmŌme Ōme42 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKokubunji Kokubunji20 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmFussa Fussa34 kmItsukaichi Itsukaichi43 kmHigashiyamato Higashiyamato25 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 Tokyo to Kyoto?

About 453 km by road (365 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 54min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,730 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).