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Shimo-tsuma → Kyoto

Ibaraki → Kyoto
Straight line402 km
By road524 km
Driving time6h 1min
Fuel cost¥7,780
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimo-tsuma and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car524 km6h 1min
🚲 Bike524 km34h 56min
🚶 On foot462 km96h 17min

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 Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 402 km in a straight line, or 524 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,780. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Shimo-tsuma →

Driving directions · Shimo-tsuma → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. ←Turn left72 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線357395 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道125号125366 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 下妻常総線1291.9 km3min
  6. ←Turn left377 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 常総バイパス29423.2 km23min
  8. ↰Keep left650 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right and drive toward 東京30.8 km27min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  11. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  14. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  15. →Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  19. →Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  22. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  30. ↰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
  31. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  33. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  37. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  40. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  42. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  45. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  46. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  49. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  50. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しもつま茨城県
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

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

Distances from Shimo-tsuma

Mito Mito47 kmHitachi Hitachi77 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka56 kmKatsuta Katsuta56 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki37 kmToride Toride33 kmUshiku Ushiku28 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi66 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmKoga Koga22 kmMoriya Moriya28 kmIshioka Ishioka27 kmYūki Yūki15 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki97 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 Shimo-tsuma to Kyoto?

About 524 km by road (402 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shimo-tsuma to Kyoto?

About 6h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,780 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).