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Niigata → Kyoto

Niigata → Kyoto
Straight line431 km
By road526 km
Driving time5h 50min
Fuel cost¥7,820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Niigata and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car526 km5h 50min
🚲 Bike526 km35h 5min
🚶 On foot496 km103h 16min

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 Niigata (Niigata) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 431 km in a straight line, or 526 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,820. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Niigata →

Driving directions · Niigata → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue493 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 289461 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  5. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  7. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  11. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  12. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  16. ↱Keep right572 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 三条通1434.8 km5min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  23. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
能生新潟県

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

Distances from Niigata

Jōetsu Jōetsu107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka50 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki70 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmShibata Shibata30 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 kmShirone Shirone14 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi86 kmOjiya Ojiya68 kmGosen Gosen22 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmKamo Kamo25 kmMurakami Murakami57 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 Niigata to Kyoto?

About 526 km by road (431 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).