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Kyoto → Nakatsu

Kyoto → Oita
Straight line458 km
By road551 km
Driving time8h 35min
Fuel cost¥8,190
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Nakatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car551 km8h 35min
🚲 Bike551 km36h 45min
🚶 On foot526 km109h 39min

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 Nakatsu (Oita) is 458 km in a straight line, or 551 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,190. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nakatsu → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Nakatsu

  1. ↑Continue onto 出水通り33 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 小川通137 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 下立売通212 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 堀川通38876 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 堀川通382.6 km3min
  6. →Turn right onto 七条通113359 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.1 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 九条通り1276 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 京阪国道12.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left6.4 km5min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E18.9 km7min
  13. ↰Keep left414.2 km4h 37min
  14. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 久米線739 m1min
  16. →Turn right59 m0min
  17. ←Turn left86 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線35 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 下松新南陽線3472.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left177 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 遠石江口線1.1 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  25. ←Turn left144 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right94 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left48.0 km2h 38min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道213号21322.7 km19min
  29. →Turn right966 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 中津高田線233.9 km4min
  31. ←Turn left onto 長洲宇佐神宮線2152.3 km2min
  32. →Turn right onto 和気佐野線629941 m1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 宇佐本耶馬渓線44, 629208 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 和気佐野線62910.7 km10min
  35. ←Turn left onto 中津日田道路212299 m0min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 中津日田道路10.2 km6min
  37. ↰Keep left381 m0min
  38. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道500号500785 m1min
  39. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道212号212, 5003.6 km3min
  41. ←Turn left235 m0min
  42. →Turn right34 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left142 m0min
  44. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
くにみ大分県
なかつ大分県
耶馬トピア大分県

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 Nakatsu

Nakatsu Nakatsu16 kmUsa Usa18 kmTsukawaki Tsukawaki21 kmHita Hita24 kmBungo-Takada-shi Bungo-Takada-shi30 kmYufu Yufu37 kmHiji Hiji38 kmBeppu Beppu39 kmKitsuki Kitsuki45 kmŌita Ōita50 kmKunisaki Kunisaki55 kmTsurusaki Tsurusaki57 kmTaketa Taketa60 kmTakedamachi Takedamachi60 kmBungo-ōno Bungo-ōno65 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Nakatsu?

About 551 km by road (458 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).