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Kyoto → Sanjō

Kyoto → Niigata
Straight line406 km
By road496 km
Driving time5h 35min
Fuel cost¥7,370
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Sanjō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car496 km5h 35min
🚲 Bike496 km33h 4min
🚶 On foot467 km97h 20min

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 Sanjō (Niigata) is 406 km in a straight line, or 496 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,370. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sanjō → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Sanjō

  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 left395.0 km4h 7min
  17. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left45 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right92 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left15 m0min
  21. ↑Continue256 m0min
  22. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  24. →Turn right680 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right499 m1min
  26. ←Turn left133 m0min
  27. 🏁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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県

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 Sanjō

Tsubame Tsubame6 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō9 kmMaki Maki16 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō16 kmShirone Shirone18 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu21 kmGosen Gosen23 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmAgano Agano30 kmNiigata Niigata30 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmSuibara Suibara36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Sanjō?

About 496 km by road (406 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,370 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).