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Sanjō → Kyoto

Niigata → Kyoto
Straight line406 km
By road496 km
Driving time5h 33min
Fuel cost¥7,370
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car496 km5h 33min
🚲 Bike496 km33h 3min
🚶 On foot467 km97h 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 Sanjō (Niigata) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 406 km in a straight line, or 496 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,370. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue133 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  4. →Turn right940 m1min
  5. ←Turn left312 m0min
  6. →Turn right19.3 km12min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  8. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  12. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  13. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  17. ↱Keep right572 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 三条通1434.8 km5min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  24. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  27. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  28. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県

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

Distances from Sanjō

Niigata Niigata30 kmJōetsu Jōetsu82 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmShibata Shibata50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame6 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmShirone Shirone18 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 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 Sanjō to Kyoto?

About 496 km by road (406 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,370 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).