Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Niihama and Kyoto.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 300 km | 4h 16min |
| 🚲 Bike | 300 km | 19h 58min |
| 🚶 On foot | 291 km | 60h 42min |
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 Niihama (Ehime) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 253 km in a straight line, or 300 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,450. 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.
Driving directions · Niihama → Kyoto
- ↑Continue onto 多喜浜泉川線133
- ←Turn left onto 新居浜東港線336
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↗Turn slight right onto 新居浜東港線336
- ←Turn left onto 新居浜バイパス11
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 高知自動車道
- ↱Keep right onto 徳島自動車道
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 国道438号438
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 徳島引田線1, 12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 板野インター線229
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and take E93 toward 第二神明方面, 姫路, 神戸, 大阪
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 垂水, 出口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 垂水, 出口
- ←Turn left onto 長坂垂水線488
- ↑Make a U-turn onto 長坂垂水線488
- ↰Keep left onto 多井畑名谷線
- ←Turn left onto 神戸加古川姫路線65
- ↱Keep right onto 獅子堀清水谷線
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速31号神戸山手線 and drive toward 神戸長田31
- ↑Continue onto 大開通り28
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 神戸明石線21
- →Turn right onto トアロード
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 神戸明石線21
- →Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32
- ↰Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-16
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶
- ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E1
- ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口
- →Turn right onto 九条通り1
- ←Turn left onto 大宮通114
- →Turn right onto 花屋町通
- ↑Continue onto 堀川通37
- →Turn right onto 下立売通
- ←Turn left onto 油小路通
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Niihama
Distances from Kyoto
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Niihama to Kyoto?
About 300 km by road (253 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Niihama to Kyoto?
About 4h 16min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥4,450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).