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Sakurai → Kyoto

Nara → Kyoto
Straight line59 km
By road65 km
Driving time55min
Fuel cost¥960
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakurai and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car65 km55min
🚲 Bike65 km4h 19min
🚶 On foot67 km14h 2min

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 Sakurai (Nara) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 59 km in a straight line, or 65 km by road. A car trip takes about 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥960. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sakurai →

Driving directions · Sakurai → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue376 m0min
  2. →Turn right470 m1min
  3. →Turn right565 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道165号165, 166294 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道169号1699.4 km8min
  6. ↑Continue onto 国道25号25, 169924 m1min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道169号16911.4 km10min
  8. ↑Continue onto 木津横田線7542.2 km2min
  9. →Turn right onto 木津横田線754222 m0min
  10. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 京奈和自動車道2.7 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道E247.9 km5min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道E244.6 km3min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道(京奈道路)354 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道(京奈道路)189 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 八幡木津線222.3 km2min
  17. ←Turn left onto 内里城陽線282311 m0min
  18. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 八幡木津線22204 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道1号190 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right10.9 km8min
  22. ↱Keep right5.9 km8min
  23. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakurai to Kyoto?

About 65 km by road (59 km in a straight line).

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

About 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥960 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).