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Kyoto → Shibata

Kyoto → Niigata
Straight line456 km
By road552 km
Driving time6h 21min
Fuel cost¥8,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Shibata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car552 km6h 21min
🚲 Bike552 km36h 47min
🚶 On foot525 km109h 18min

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 Shibata (Niigata) is 456 km in a straight line, or 552 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,200. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shibata → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Shibata

  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, 1716.4 km14min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  21. ←Turn left100 m0min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right182 m0min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right65 m0min
  24. ←Turn left368 m1min
  25. ↑Continue477 m1min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 新津東バイパス46011.8 km10min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道460号46015.4 km13min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道290号290437 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left47 m0min
  33. 🏁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 Shibata

Tainai Tainai13 kmSuibara Suibara15 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō21 kmAgano Agano22 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmGosen Gosen28 kmNiigata Niigata30 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu32 kmMurakami Murakami34 kmShirone Shirone34 kmKamo Kamo41 kmMaki Maki45 kmTsubame Tsubame48 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō49 kmSanjō Sanjō50 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Shibata?

About 552 km by road (456 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).