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Kyoto → Minamisatsuma

Kyoto → Kagoshima
Straight line649 km
By road907 km
Driving time11h 50min
Fuel cost¥13,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Minamisatsuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car907 km11h 50min
🚲 Bike907 km60h 30min
🚶 On foot746 km155h 30min

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 Minamisatsuma (Kagoshima) is 649 km in a straight line, or 907 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,480. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamisatsuma → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Minamisatsuma

  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 left456.5 km5h 2min
  14. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  15. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  17. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  23. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  25. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  29. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  32. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  33. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  38. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  43. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right109.6 km1h 14min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 南九州自動車道E3A20.4 km17min
  46. ↰Keep left383 m0min
  47. ←Turn left22.1 km17min
  48. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道268号2688 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道3号313.5 km13min
  50. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道3号339 m0min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 国道447号4474.2 km4min
  53. →Turn right onto 西出水停車場線369647 m1min
  54. ↑Continue920 m1min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道328号32818.6 km16min
  56. →Turn right onto 川薩広域農道(川薩グリーンロード)4.9 km6min
  57. ←Turn left229 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線259 m1min
  59. ↑Continue onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線1.0 km2min
  60. ↗Turn slight right146 m0min
  61. ↖Turn slight left56 m0min
  62. →Turn right onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線178 m0min
  63. →Turn right onto 東郷山田宮之城線34431 m0min
  64. ←Turn left onto 東郷山田宮之城線344587 m1min
  65. →Turn right onto 東郷山田宮之城線3445.7 km6min
  66. →Turn right onto 東郷バイパス267923 m1min
  67. ←Turn left onto 市比野東郷線335506 m1min
  68. →Turn right onto 山崎川内線3946.2 km7min
  69. ←Turn left473 m1min
  70. →Turn right onto 川内停車場線332106 m0min
  71. ↑Continue onto 川内郡山線36252 m0min
  72. ←Turn left onto 国道3号3309 m0min
  73. ↑Continue onto 隅之城バイパス32.3 km2min
  74. ↰Keep left1.7 km2min
  75. →Turn right428 m1min
  76. ↰Keep left183 m0min
  77. ↖Turn slight left onto 南九州自動車道, 川内隈之城道路E3A13.2 km12min
  78. ↰Keep left932 m1min
  79. ←Turn left onto 国道3号333 m0min
  80. ↰Turn sharp left359 m1min
  81. ↖Turn slight left1.0 km1min
  82. →Turn right onto 戸崎湯之元停車場線3061.4 km1min
  83. ←Turn left onto 国道270号270364 m1min
  84. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  85. →Turn right onto 国道270号27014.1 km18min
  86. →Turn right onto 中原花熟里線2.3 km3min
  87. →Turn right619 m1min
  88. ←Turn left onto 日置南部広域農道7.8 km10min
  89. ↰Keep left72 m0min
  90. ←Turn left31 m0min
  91. →Turn right182 m0min
  92. →Turn right onto 国道270号2704.0 km6min
  93. →Turn right152 m0min
  94. ←Turn left30 m0min
  95. →Turn right482 m1min
  96. ←Turn left279 m0min
  97. ↱Keep right112 m0min
  98. ←Turn left479 m1min
  99. ↰Keep left245 m0min
  100. ↰Keep left370 m1min
  101. →Turn right304 m1min
  102. ↱Keep right857 m3min
  103. 🏁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
ソレーネ周南山口県
香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
うすい福岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Minamisatsuma?

About 907 km by road (649 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).