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Kyoto → Kofu

Kyoto → Yamanashi
Straight line268 km
By road375 km
Driving time4h 24min
Fuel cost¥5,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Kofu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car375 km4h 24min
🚲 Bike375 km25h 1min
🚶 On foot308 km64h 7min

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 Kyoto (Kyoto) to Kofu (Yamanashi) is 268 km in a straight line, or 375 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,580. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kofu → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Kofu

  1. ↑Continue onto 出水通り33 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 小川通137 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 下立売通128 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 釜座通276 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  6. →Turn right onto 東大路通, 京都市道181号京都環状線181598 m1min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 仁王門通924 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線1824.7 km5min
  9. ↱Keep right800 m1min
  10. ↰Keep left13.0 km9min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E1A, E23 toward 草津田上, 信楽, 亀山, 伊勢1.5 km1min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A43.4 km29min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A226.4 km2h 18min
  14. ↰Keep left661 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道27.7 km26min
  16. ↰Keep left18.2 km17min
  17. ↰Keep left496 m0min
  18. ↖Turn slight left onto 中部横断自動車道E523.1 km3min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道632 m1min
  20. ↑Continue onto 中部横断自動車道E528.8 km8min
  21. ↰Keep left250 m0min
  22. ↗Turn slight right655 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 甲西道路52624 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道140号1401.4 km1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 富士川南アルプス線262.9 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 韮崎南アルプス中央線12765 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 甲府市川三郷線31.9 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right511 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 甲府市川三郷線36.0 km5min
  30. ←Turn left onto 平和通り3581.5 km1min
  31. ↑Continue onto 甲府韮崎線6203 m0min
  32. →Turn right117 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 舞鶴通り31556 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 3131119 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 武田通り312.0 km2min
  36. ←Turn left onto 甲府山梨線312.2 km2min
  37. →Turn right114 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
とみざわ山梨県

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

Distances from Kyoto

Uji Uji15 kmKameoka Kameoka16 kmMaizuru Maizuru61 kmKamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku1 kmYawata Yawata17 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama66 kmTanabe Tanabe22 kmMukō Mukō8 kmArashiyama Arashiyama7 kmAyabe Ayabe55 kmMiyazu Miyazu77 kmNagaoka Nagaoka12 kmKizugawa Kizugawa33 kmJōyō Jōyō20 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe24 km

Distances from Kofu

Kōfu Kōfu4 kmIsawa Isawa7 kmKai Kai7 kmFuefuki Fuefuki8 kmRyūō Ryūō10 kmYamanashi Yamanashi10 kmNirasaki Nirasaki12 kmEnzan Enzan13 kmChūō Chūō14 kmMinami-Alps Minami-Alps14 kmKōshū Kōshū17 kmHokuto Hokuto23 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko25 kmFuji-yoshida Fuji-yoshida31 kmTsuru Tsuru34 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Kofu?

About 375 km by road (268 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).