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Matsubase → Kyoto

Kumamoto → Kyoto
Straight line538 km
By road729 km
Driving time8h 49min
Fuel cost¥10,830
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Matsubase and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car729 km8h 49min
🚲 Bike729 km48h 36min
🚶 On foot619 km128h 58min

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 Matsubase (Kumamoto) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 538 km in a straight line, or 729 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 49min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,830. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Matsubase →

Driving directions · Matsubase → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue113 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right102 m0min
  3. →Turn right183 m0min
  4. ←Turn left738 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線143.7 km5min
  6. ↖Turn slight left onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 川尻宇土線297993 m1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 川尻宇土線2975.2 km5min
  10. ↰Keep left309 m0min
  11. ←Turn left348 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 熊本高森線28414 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 四方寄熊本線3036.1 km6min
  14. ←Turn left onto 四方寄熊本線303125 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3, 2083.9 km5min
  16. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 大津植木線30774 m1min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道3号32.9 km3min
  19. ↰Keep left505 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left51.8 km35min
  21. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  33. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  40. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  41. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  52. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  53. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  54. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  56. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  57. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  59. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  60. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  61. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  64. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県

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

Distances from Matsubase

Kumamoto Kumamoto18 kmHonmachi Honmachi17 kmTamana Tamana34 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo51 kmUto Uto4 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi49 kmYamaga Yamaga41 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno28 kmŌzu Ōzu32 kmMinamata Minamata54 kmAso Aso50 kmKikuchi Kikuchi40 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi79 kmAmakusa Amakusa49 kmArao Arao42 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 Matsubase to Kyoto?

About 729 km by road (538 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 49min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,830 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).