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Sakata → Kyoto

Yamagata → Kyoto
Straight line566 km
By road681 km
Driving time8h 5min
Fuel cost¥10,120
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakata and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car681 km8h 5min
🚲 Bike681 km45h 26min
🚶 On foot650 km135h 29min

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 Sakata (Yamagata) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 566 km in a straight line, or 681 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,120. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sakata →

Driving directions · Sakata → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue22 m0min
  2. ←Turn left198 m0min
  3. →Turn right122 m0min
  4. ←Turn left382 m0min
  5. →Turn right286 m0min
  6. ←Turn left230 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 酒田松山線40319 m0min
  8. ←Turn left601 m1min
  9. ↰Turn sharp left onto 吹浦酒田線353330 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 国道112号11215.7 km14min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  12. ↑Continue onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道7号730.8 km26min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  19. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  21. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  23. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  25. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  26. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  29. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  30. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  31. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  34. ↱Keep right572 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 三条通1434.8 km5min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  37. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  39. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  41. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  44. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  45. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あつみ山形県
笹川流れ新潟県
神林新潟県
豊栄新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県

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

Distances from Sakata

Yamagata Yamagata88 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa114 kmTendō Tendō77 kmHigashine Higashine71 kmSagae Sagae71 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama92 kmNagai Nagai92 kmTakahata Takahata106 kmObanazawa Obanazawa59 kmYuza Yuza13 kmNanyō Nanyō100 kmMurayama Murayama70 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 Sakata to Kyoto?

About 681 km by road (566 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,120 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).