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Okayama → Kyoto

Okayama → Kyoto
Straight line171 km
By road202 km
Driving time2h 34min
Fuel cost¥3,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Okayama and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car202 km2h 34min
🚲 Bike202 km13h 28min
🚶 On foot197 km40h 59min

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 Okayama (Okayama) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 171 km in a straight line, or 202 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,000. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Okayama →

Driving directions · Okayama → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue1 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right60 m0min
  3. ↗Turn slight right184 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 岡山玉野線45796 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 国道250号25014.3 km12min
  6. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道2号2, 25019.4 km17min
  7. ↰Keep left991 m1min
  8. ↰Keep left141.5 km1h 40min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  18. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  19. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
いながわ兵庫県

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

Distances from Okayama

Kurashiki Kurashiki17 kmTsuyama Tsuyama45 kmTamano Tamano15 kmKasaoka Kasaoka42 kmSōja Sōja17 kmIbara Ibara43 kmTakahashi Takahashi33 kmNiimi Niimi57 kmKamogatachō-kamogata Kamogatachō-kamogata34 kmMimasaka Mimasaka51 kmBizen Bizen32 kmAkaiwa Akaiwa20 kmManiwa Maniwa54 kmSetouchi Setouchi19 kmAsakuchi Asakuchi33 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 Okayama to Kyoto?

About 202 km by road (171 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).