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Shimonoseki → Kyoto

Yamaguchi → Kyoto
Straight line456 km
By road553 km
Driving time33h 47min
Fuel cost¥8,220
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car553 km33h 47min
🚲 Bike553 km36h 54min
🚶 On foot524 km109h 12min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 456 km in a straight line, or 553 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,220. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  2. ↗Turn slight right217 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left21 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  5. ←Turn left438 m1min
  6. ↑Continue13 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left30 m0min
  8. →Turn right59 m0min
  9. →Turn right39 m0min
  10. ←Turn left94 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right62 m0min
  12. ←Turn left34 m0min
  13. ←Turn left54 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left37 m0min
  15. →Turn right551 m1min
  16. ←Turn left262 m1min
  17. ←Turn left740 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 平田北条線3471.9 km2min
  19. →Turn right47 m0min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left46 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right64 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 松山北条バイパス1968.1 km7min
  23. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  24. →Turn right557 m1min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left537 m1min
  26. ←Turn left931 m2min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道196号19613.2 km11min
  28. ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  29. ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  31. ←Turn left928 m1min
  32. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E765.3 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E763.7 km2min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E7644.5 km27min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76578 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right3.5 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right251.5 km2h 58min
  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.

風早の郷風和里愛媛県
よしうみいきいき館愛媛県
伯方S・Cパーク愛媛県
今治市多々羅しまなみ公園愛媛県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Ube Ube28 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmHagi Hagi66 kmYanai Yanai108 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 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 Shimonoseki to Kyoto?

About 553 km by road (456 km in a straight line).

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

About 33h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,220 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).