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Takayama → Kyoto

Gifu → Kyoto
Straight line183 km
By road247 km
Driving time3h 20min
Fuel cost¥3,670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Takayama and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car247 km3h 20min
🚲 Bike247 km16h 28min
🚶 On foot211 km43h 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 Takayama (Gifu) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 183 km in a straight line, or 247 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,670. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Takayama →

Driving directions · Takayama → Kyoto

  1. Continue296 m0min
  2. Turn left onto 高山バイパス416.3 km5min
  3. Turn right onto 宮萩原線981.9 km2min
  4. Keep right onto 宮清見線45311.7 km12min
  5. Turn left onto 宮清見線45310.4 km10min
  6. Turn left onto 国道257号257, 4725.0 km4min
  7. Continue onto 国道472号47229.2 km25min
  8. Keep left92 m0min
  9. Turn slight left onto 国道472号472158 m0min
  10. Turn right onto 国道256号256, 4721.5 km1min
  11. Turn right184 m0min
  12. Turn left226 m0min
  13. Turn right onto 国道156号156606 m1min
  14. Turn right635 m1min
  15. Keep left27.4 km23min
  16. Keep left838 m1min
  17. Keep left3.1 km3min
  18. Keep left88 m0min
  19. Turn slight left onto 岐阜美濃線944.7 km4min
  20. Turn left onto 岐阜美濃線9410.9 km10min
  21. Turn left2.3 km3min
  22. Continue onto 国道157号157, 303979 m1min
  23. Turn left611 m1min
  24. Turn right onto 岐阜関ヶ原線5322.0 km20min
  25. Turn right onto 岐阜関ヶ原線533.2 km3min
  26. Turn right onto 関ヶ原バイパス211.5 km1min
  27. Turn left onto 南濃関ヶ原線561.8 km2min
  28. Turn left onto 国道365号365306 m0min
  29. Keep right133 m0min
  30. Keep right88.3 km54min
  31. Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  32. Keep right194 m0min
  33. Keep right329 m0min
  34. Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  35. Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  36. Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  37. Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  38. Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  39. Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  40. Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  41. Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  42. Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  43. Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  44. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

モンデウス飛騨位山岐阜県
パスカル清見岐阜県
明宝岐阜県
美並岐阜県
美濃にわか茶屋岐阜県
むげ川岐阜県
富有柿の里いとぬき岐阜県
パレットピアおおの岐阜県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Takayama to Kyoto?

About 247 km by road (183 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).