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Matsue → Kyoto

Shimane → Kyoto
Straight line251 km
By road314 km
Driving time4h 2min
Fuel cost¥4,670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Matsue and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car314 km4h 2min
🚲 Bike314 km20h 57min
🚶 On foot288 km60h 3min

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 Matsue (Shimane) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 251 km in a straight line, or 314 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,670. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Matsue →

Driving directions · Matsue → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue475 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 塩見縄手37619 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 松江鹿島美保関線37359 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 本庄福富松江線260935 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 松江島根線21885 m1min
  6. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  7. →Turn right27 m0min
  8. ←Turn left377 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道9号9, 180179 m0min
  10. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  11. ←Turn left40 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right23.7 km16min
  13. ↰Keep left690 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right2.4 km2min
  15. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 山陰自動車道E93.2 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left227 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left827 m1min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 米子自動車道E7365.9 km40min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 中国自動車道 and drive toward 津山, 大阪142.8 km1h 59min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCT and take E1A, E2 toward 高槻, 京都, 岡山, 徳島400 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCT and take E1A toward 高槻, 京都42.7 km30min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  25. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  29. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  32. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  33. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あらエッサ島根県
奥大山鳥取県
風の家岡山県
久米の里岡山県
彩菜茶屋岡山県
宿場町ひらふく兵庫県
とうじょう兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Matsue

Izumo Izumo29 kmMasuda Masuda142 kmHamada Hamada110 kmŌdachō-ōda Ōdachō-ōda59 kmYasugichō Yasugichō19 kmHiratachō Hiratachō22 kmGōtsuchō Gōtsuchō92 kmOda Oda59 kmUnnan Unnan30 kmYasugi Yasugi20 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 Matsue to Kyoto?

About 314 km by road (251 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).