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Kyoto → Shirakawa

Kyoto → Fukushima
Straight line467 km
By road635 km
Driving time7h 38min
Fuel cost¥9,440
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Shirakawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car635 km7h 38min
🚲 Bike635 km42h 21min
🚶 On foot537 km111h 56min

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 Shirakawa (Fukushima) is 467 km in a straight line, or 635 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,440. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirakawa → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Shirakawa

  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E1A236.3 km2h 23min
  14. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道52号52351 m0min
  16. ↰Turn sharp left onto 清水富士宮線757.4 km7min
  17. →Turn right onto 清水富士宮線75490 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 富士川身延線10, 7553 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 富士川身延線10, 75360 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線755.5 km5min
  21. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線751.4 km1min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道469号4693.1 km3min
  23. ↖Turn slight left onto 清水富士宮線753.1 km3min
  24. ←Turn left533 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線755.6 km5min
  26. →Turn right onto 富士宮鳴沢線7118.1 km16min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道139号139, 3007.1 km6min
  28. ↰Keep left212 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  30. ↰Keep left604 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left21.2 km18min
  32. ↱Keep right539 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right34.3 km29min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 圏央道 and take C4 toward 圏央道, 青梅, 厚木249 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 圏央道 and take C4 toward 青梅, 厚木47.8 km40min
  36. ↰Keep left586 m1min
  37. ↱Keep right587 m1min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right654 m1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 鴻巣川島線766.2 km6min
  40. →Turn right onto 東松山鴻巣線2712.7 km12min
  41. ←Turn left onto 久喜騎西線151, 305191 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 久喜騎西線151, 305818 m1min
  43. ↑Continue onto 礼羽騎西線3052.7 km3min
  44. →Turn right onto 加須鴻巣線38163 m0min
  45. ←Turn left202 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 三田ヶ谷礼羽線36640 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 三田ヶ谷礼羽線3662.4 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  49. ←Turn left onto 羽生栗橋線84586 m1min
  50. →Turn right377 m0min
  51. ↰Keep left130.1 km1h 25min
  52. ↰Keep left687 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right3.3 km3min
  54. →Turn right562 m1min
  55. ←Turn left onto 白河羽鳥線371.1 km1min
  56. ↑Continue204 m0min
  57. →Turn right94 m0min
  58. ↖Turn slight left onto 旧陸羽街道410 m0min
  59. ↑Continue onto 白河石川線114.4 km4min
  60. ←Turn left220 m0min
  61. ↑Continue393 m1min
  62. 🏁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
朝霧高原静岡県
なるさわ山梨県

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 Shirakawa

Ishikawa Ishikawa17 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmTamura Tamura46 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu50 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmIwaki Iwaki56 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmNamie Namie77 kmDate Date80 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Shirakawa?

About 635 km by road (467 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,440 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).