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Nikkō → Kyoto

Tochigi → Kyoto
Straight line397 km
By road510 km
Driving time7h 56min
Fuel cost¥7,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nikkō and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car510 km7h 56min
🚲 Bike510 km34h 1min
🚶 On foot457 km95h 11min

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 Nikkō (Tochigi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 397 km in a straight line, or 510 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,580. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Nikkō →

Driving directions · Nikkō → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue35 m0min
  2. ←Turn left25 m0min
  3. →Turn right542 m1min
  4. →Turn right581 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 日光街道11959 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 日本ロマンチック街道120, 1226.0 km8min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道122号12214.1 km12min
  8. ←Turn left onto 足尾バイパス1223.6 km3min
  9. ↑Continue onto 銅街道1226.8 km9min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 沢入桐生線343531 m1min
  11. ↖Turn slight left onto 銅街道12220.8 km27min
  12. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線333359 m1min
  13. ↰Keep left97 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線3335.1 km8min
  15. ←Turn left onto 東国文化歴史街道353577 m1min
  16. →Turn right67 m0min
  17. ←Turn left92 m0min
  18. ←Turn left179 m0min
  19. →Turn right211 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3331.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線333537 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3332.8 km3min
  23. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線333528 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線3332.4 km2min
  25. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線333196 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 大胡赤城線16125 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 大胡赤城線1687 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 渋川大胡線341.3 km1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 前橋大間々桐生線34.0 km7min
  30. ←Turn left430 m1min
  31. →Turn right3.6 km4min
  32. ↑Continue onto 石倉前橋停車場線1091.6 km2min
  33. ↑Continue onto 前橋長瀞線13113 m0min
  34. ↗Turn slight right830 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 高崎前橋バイパス177.4 km8min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 1717435 m1min
  37. →Turn right onto 東国文化歴史街道354458 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 国道406号406384 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 高崎安中渋川線261.6 km1min
  40. ←Turn left38 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 豊岡バイパス184.5 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left351 m0min
  43. ↖Turn slight left onto 松井田中宿線21768 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right10.6 km14min
  45. ↰Keep left247 m0min
  46. ↖Turn slight left onto 八本松松井田線12230 m0min
  47. →Turn right341 m0min
  48. ↖Turn slight left onto 松井田バイパス183.0 km4min
  49. ←Turn left onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
  50. ←Turn left256 m0min
  51. ↰Keep left33.5 km28min
  52. ↰Keep left511 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right73 m0min
  54. ↗Turn slight right405 m0min
  55. ←Turn left79 m0min
  56. ↑Continue134 m0min
  57. ↖Turn slight left88 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 国道141号141, 1421.3 km1min
  59. →Turn right680 m1min
  60. →Turn right onto 中山道44592 m1min
  61. ←Turn left394 m0min
  62. ←Turn left52 m0min
  63. →Turn right748 m1min
  64. →Turn right onto 小諸中込線13925 m0min
  65. ↖Turn slight left1.0 km1min
  66. →Turn right32 m0min
  67. ←Turn left onto 下仁田浅科線445.5 km6min
  68. ↗Turn slight right onto 中山道142, 254864 m1min
  69. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
  70. →Turn right48 m0min
  71. ↰Turn sharp left188 m0min
  72. →Turn right89 m0min
  73. →Turn right208 m0min
  74. →Turn right onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  75. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  76. ←Turn left onto 牛鹿望月線1481.5 km2min
  77. ↑Continue849 m1min
  78. ↱Keep right1.1 km2min
  79. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  80. ←Turn left onto 中山道1423.7 km5min
  81. ↱Turn sharp right49 m0min
  82. ↰Turn sharp left18 m0min
  83. ↰Keep left137 m0min
  84. ↱Turn sharp right onto 中山道1422.5 km3min
  85. ↑Continue onto 中山道1421.2 km2min
  86. →Turn right onto 国道142号142491 m1min
  87. →Turn right3.2 km4min
  88. ←Turn left72 m0min
  89. →Turn right onto 国道142号1427.4 km10min
  90. ↰Keep left onto 国道142号1426.4 km9min
  91. ↑Continue onto 中山道1426.8 km9min
  92. ←Turn left onto 中山道142821 m1min
  93. →Turn right onto 国道142号142118 m0min
  94. ←Turn left onto 国道142号1422.3 km2min
  95. →Turn right onto 下諏訪岡谷バイパス202.6 km3min
  96. ↰Keep left464 m0min
  97. ↰Keep left3.7 km3min
  98. ↱Keep right133.7 km1h 52min
  99. ↰Keep left855 m1min
  100. ←Turn left197 m0min
  101. →Turn right onto 大西瑞浪線3521.2 km1min
  102. ←Turn left19 m0min
  103. ↖Turn slight left236 m0min
  104. ↗Turn slight right onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.7 km2min
  105. ↑Continue onto 土岐市停車場細野線691.8 km2min
  106. ↑Continue onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.4 km1min
  107. ←Turn left33.8 km29min
  108. →Turn right onto 国道19号192.0 km2min
  109. ←Turn left onto 伏見通19, 221.2 km1min
  110. ↱Turn sharp right onto 若宮大通57 m0min
  111. ↱Keep right30.1 km18min
  112. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  113. ↱Keep right72.0 km47min
  114. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  115. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  116. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  117. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  118. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  119. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  120. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  121. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  122. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  123. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  124. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  125. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  126. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  127. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  128. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  129. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  130. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

富弘美術館群馬県
くろほね・やまびこ群馬県
赤城の恵群馬県
みょうぎ群馬県
ヘルシーテラス佐久南長野県
ほっとぱ〜く・浅科長野県
女神の里 たてしな長野県
マルメロの駅ながと長野県

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

Distances from Nikkō

Utsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmOyama Oyama53 kmAshikaga Ashikaga49 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmSano Sano48 kmTochigi Tochigi42 kmMooka Mooka50 kmImaichi Imaichi7 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmYaita Yaita29 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa44 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmTanuma Tanuma43 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 Nikkō to Kyoto?

About 510 km by road (397 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).