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Kyoto → Shirone

Kyoto → Niigata
Straight line422 km
By road514 km
Driving time5h 48min
Fuel cost¥7,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Shirone.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car514 km5h 48min
🚲 Bike514 km34h 17min
🚶 On foot486 km101h 10min

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 Shirone (Niigata) is 422 km in a straight line, or 514 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,640. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirone → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Shirone

  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1825.3 km5min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 三条通14326.4 km19min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  13. ↑Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  15. ↰Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  16. ↰Keep left401.1 km4h 11min
  17. ↰Keep left785 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left408 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 1715.2 km13min
  20. ←Turn left158 m0min
  21. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道460号460646 m1min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left71 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
西山公園福井県
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県

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 Shirone

Niitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō10 kmKamo Kamo11 kmMaki Maki12 kmGosen Gosen13 kmNiigata Niigata14 kmTsubame Tsubame14 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō14 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō15 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu15 kmSanjō Sanjō18 kmAgano Agano18 kmSuibara Suibara21 kmMitsuke Mitsuke27 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō32 kmShibata Shibata34 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Shirone?

About 514 km by road (422 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).