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Kyoto → Chūō

Kyoto → Yamanashi
Straight line257 km
By road359 km
Driving time4h 9min
Fuel cost¥5,340
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Chūō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car359 km4h 9min
🚲 Bike359 km23h 58min
🚶 On foot296 km61h 38min

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 Chūō (Yamanashi) is 257 km in a straight line, or 359 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,340. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Chūō → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Chūō

  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 left onto 韮崎南アルプス中央線1265 m0min
  27. 🏁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 Chūō

Minami-Alps Minami-Alps4 kmRyūō Ryūō6 kmKōfu Kōfu10 kmKai Kai10 kmNirasaki Nirasaki13 kmFuefuki Fuefuki13 kmIsawa Isawa13 kmKofu Kofu14 kmYamanashi Yamanashi20 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko20 kmEnzan Enzan24 kmKōshū Kōshū28 kmHokuto Hokuto28 kmFuji-yoshida Fuji-yoshida30 kmFujiyoshida Fujiyoshida32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Chūō?

About 359 km by road (257 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,340 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).