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Nagoya → Kōya

Aichi → Wakayama
Straight line159 km
By road196 km
Driving time2h 24min
Fuel cost¥2,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Kōya.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car196 km2h 24min
🚲 Bike196 km13h 4min
🚶 On foot183 km38h 8min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) to Kōya (Wakayama) is 159 km in a straight line, or 196 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,910. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kōya → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Kōya

  1. ↑Continue onto 出来町通215405 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 公館南北2号線141 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 公館東西2号線525 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 伏見通222.0 km2min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 若宮大通57 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right59.5 km36min
  7. ↰Keep left802 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right88 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right23.8 km14min
  10. ↰Keep left3.0 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left29.4 km18min
  12. ↰Keep left609 m1min
  13. ↑Continue648 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 桜井都祁線385.4 km5min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right910 m2min
  16. →Turn right487 m1min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right onto 大和高田桜井線501.1 km1min
  18. ←Turn left71 m0min
  19. →Turn right208 m0min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大和高田桜井線507.5 km7min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道169号169852 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 桜井バイパス1691.9 km2min
  23. →Turn right onto 中和幹線1053.7 km4min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道24号241.3 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道24号24188 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24836 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道24号242.0 km2min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 国道165号768 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 橿原バイパス24168 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right484 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道E2419.1 km13min
  32. ↰Keep left549 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24494 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道24号24, 3702.2 km2min
  35. ←Turn left onto 山内恋野線104747 m1min
  36. →Turn right onto 橋本五條線552.4 km2min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left237 m0min
  38. →Turn right245 m0min
  39. →Turn right226 m0min
  40. ←Turn left266 m1min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right74 m0min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道371号37111.8 km10min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  44. ←Turn left onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  45. ↰Keep left868 m2min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

立田ふれあいの里愛知県
関宿三重県
いが三重県
針Ｔ・Ｒ・Ｓ奈良県

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

Distances from Nagoya

Toyohashi Toyohashi63 kmToyota Toyota25 kmOkazaki Okazaki35 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmAnjō Anjō29 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmKariya Kariya23 kmSeto Seto19 kmToyokawa Toyokawa61 kmHanda Handa33 kmNishio Nishio37 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmGamagōri Gamagōri49 km

Distances from Kōya

Hashimoto Hashimoto12 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmMinato Minato43 kmArida Arida49 kmGobō Gobō56 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmShingū Shingū63 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nagoya to Kōya?

About 196 km by road (159 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nagoya to Kōya?

About 2h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).