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Kyoto → Soo

Kyoto → Kagoshima
Straight line580 km
By road799 km
Driving time12h 19min
Fuel cost¥11,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Soo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car799 km12h 19min
🚲 Bike799 km53h 16min
🚶 On foot667 km138h 53min

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 Soo (Kagoshima) is 580 km in a straight line, or 799 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,870. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Soo → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Soo

  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 left onto 国道213号2131.7 km1min
  29. →Turn right11 m0min
  30. ←Turn left839 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 山香国見線317.9 km7min
  32. →Turn right onto 山香国見線3116.3 km15min
  33. ←Turn left1.4 km2min
  34. ↑Continue onto 山香国見線31, 343.2 km3min
  35. →Turn right onto 山香国見線316.8 km6min
  36. ↰Keep left191 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道10号1032.8 km35min
  38. →Turn right659 m1min
  39. ←Turn left220 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 大道バイパス210, 4423.3 km3min
  41. ↑Continue onto 国道10号10, 210, 576.7 km6min
  42. ↱Turn sharp right onto 鶴崎大南線2082.7 km3min
  43. ↗Turn slight right onto 弓立上戸次線62278 m0min
  44. ↗Turn slight right onto 中判田犬飼線6313.3 km3min
  45. ↑Continue onto 中判田犬飼線6315.3 km5min
  46. ↑Continue190 m0min
  47. ↑Continue85 m0min
  48. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道326号32613.7 km12min
  49. ←Turn left onto 国道326号32640.1 km34min
  50. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 32619.1 km16min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 土々呂バイパス101.7 km1min
  52. ↱Keep right132 m0min
  53. ↰Keep left482 m0min
  54. ↑Continue onto 東九州自動車道E1088.5 km1h 7min
  55. ↰Keep left149 m0min
  56. ↰Keep left and drive toward 田野, 都城, 熊本, 鹿児島428 m1min
  57. ↱Keep right and drive toward 田野, 都城, 熊本, 鹿児島27.2 km21min
  58. ↰Keep left615 m1min
  59. ↰Keep left10.4 km13min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道269号2696.7 km10min
  61. ↑Continue onto 末吉財部線500251 m0min
  62. ↑Continue1.5 km2min
  63. ↰Keep left689 m1min
  64. →Turn right onto 曽於広域農道（そお街道）417 m1min
  65. ←Turn left44 m0min
  66. →Turn right143 m0min
  67. ←Turn left35 m0min
  68. →Turn right370 m1min
  69. 🏁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
くにみ大分県
みえ大分県
宇目大分県
北川はゆま宮崎県

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 Soo

Sueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata2 kmShibushi Shibushi22 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki23 kmKirishima Kirishima24 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi26 kmKajiki Kajiki32 kmKanoya Kanoya32 kmTarumizu Tarumizu33 kmAira Aira40 kmKagoshima Kagoshima43 kmIjūin Ijūin56 kmIbusuki Ibusuki56 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara58 kmIsa Isa59 kmMinamikyushu Minamikyushu61 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Soo?

About 799 km by road (580 km in a straight line).

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

About 12h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).