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Shimabara → Kyoto

Nagasaki → Kyoto
Straight line555 km
By road742 km
Driving time9h 26min
Fuel cost¥11,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimabara and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car742 km9h 26min
🚲 Bike742 km49h 29min
🚶 On foot639 km133h 5min

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 Shimabara (Nagasaki) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 555 km in a straight line, or 742 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,030. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Shimabara →

Driving directions · Shimabara → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue91 m0min
  2. ←Turn left50 m0min
  3. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  4. ↑Continue118 m0min
  5. ←Turn left21.0 km42min
  6. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.4 km4min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号50111.7 km10min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  9. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  10. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  18. ←Turn left77 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
  20. →Turn right350 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
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  23. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  27. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  34. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  40. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  41. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  42. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  53. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  54. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  55. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  56. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  57. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  58. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  60. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  61. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  62. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  63. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  64. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みずなし本陣ふかえ長崎県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Distances from Shimabara

Nagasaki Nagasaki45 kmSasebo Sasebo74 kmIsahaya Isahaya31 kmŌmura Ōmura42 kmObita Obita45 kmTogitsu Togitsu49 kmFukuechō Fukuechō143 kmHirado Hirado100 kmMatsuura Matsuura88 kmTsushima Tsushima187 kmIki Iki126 kmGotō Gotō146 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara15 kmSaikai Saikai68 kmUnzen Unzen11 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 Shimabara to Kyoto?

About 742 km by road (555 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).