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Kyoto → Takayama

Kyoto → Gifu
Straight line183 km
By road246 km
Driving time3h 18min
Fuel cost¥3,650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Takayama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car246 km3h 18min
🚲 Bike246 km16h 24min
🚶 On foot211 km43h 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 Takayama (Gifu) is 183 km in a straight line, or 246 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,650. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Takayama → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Takayama

  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 left88.1 km54min
  11. ↰Keep left445 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left320 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 南濃関ヶ原線561.8 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 関ヶ原バイパス211.5 km1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 岐阜関ヶ原線533.2 km3min
  16. ←Turn left onto 岐阜関ヶ原線5322.0 km20min
  17. ←Turn left601 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道157号157, 303979 m1min
  19. ↑Continue2.3 km3min
  20. →Turn right5.9 km5min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 岐阜美濃線94296 m0min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right onto 川島三輪線93880 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 上白金真砂線2872.5 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 上白金真砂線287760 m1min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道156号1568.1 km7min
  26. ←Turn left onto 岐阜美濃線94370 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left250 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left27.2 km23min
  29. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道156号156606 m1min
  31. ←Turn left226 m0min
  32. →Turn right184 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道256号256, 4721.5 km1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道472号472207 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道472号47229.3 km25min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道257号257, 4725.0 km4min
  37. →Turn right onto 宮清見線45310.4 km10min
  38. →Turn right onto 宮清見線45311.7 km12min
  39. ↑Continue onto 宮萩原線981.9 km2min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道41号416.3 km5min
  41. →Turn right305 m0min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

アグリの郷栗東滋賀県
竜王かがみの里滋賀県
アグリパーク竜王滋賀県
東近江市あいとうマーガレットステーション滋賀県
せせらぎの里こうら滋賀県
池田温泉岐阜県
パレットピアおおの岐阜県
むげ川岐阜県

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 Takayama

Hida Hida14 kmGero Gero37 kmGujō Gujō51 kmMino Mino73 kmMinokamo Minokamo75 kmYamagata Yamagata76 kmNakatsugawa Nakatsugawa76 kmEna Ena77 kmSekimachi Sekimachi78 kmMotosu Motosu78 kmMitake Mitake80 kmKani Kani83 kmMizunami Mizunami85 kmKakamigahara Kakamigahara87 kmToki Toki87 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Takayama?

About 246 km by road (183 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).