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Ryōtsu-minato → Kyoto

Niigata → Kyoto
Straight line416 km
By road598 km
Driving time9h 13min
Fuel cost¥8,890
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ryōtsu-minato and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car598 km9h 13min
🚲 Bike598 km39h 53min
🚶 On foot478 km99h 36min

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 Ryōtsu-minato (Niigata) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 416 km in a straight line, or 598 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,890. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Ryōtsu-minato →

Driving directions · Ryōtsu-minato → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue41 m0min
  2. ←Turn left222 m0min
  3. →Turn right54 m0min
  4. →Turn right59 m0min
  5. ←Turn left69.4 km3h 21min
  6. ←Turn left onto 平成通り64 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 新潟小須戸三条線1749 m1min
  8. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道116号116, 2892.3 km2min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289671 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道116号116, 289461 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  12. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  14. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  18. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  19. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  20. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  23. ↱Keep right572 m1min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 三条通1434.8 km5min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

芸能とトキの里新潟県
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
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

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

Distances from Ryōtsu-minato

Niigata Niigata54 kmJōetsu Jōetsu105 kmNagaoka Nagaoka79 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki80 kmSanjō Sanjō68 kmShibata Shibata80 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō67 kmTsubame Tsubame63 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmShirone Shirone62 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi109 kmOjiya Ojiya92 kmGosen Gosen75 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō63 kmKamo Kamo70 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 Ryōtsu-minato to Kyoto?

About 598 km by road (416 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Ryōtsu-minato to Kyoto?

About 9h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).