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Kyoto → Sakata

Kyoto → Yamagata
Straight line566 km
By road682 km
Driving time8h 7min
Fuel cost¥10,130
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Sakata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car682 km8h 7min
🚲 Bike682 km45h 27min
🚶 On foot650 km135h 29min

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 Sakata (Yamagata) is 566 km in a straight line, or 682 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,130. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakata → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Sakata

  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 left425.6 km4h 25min
  17. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11619.8 km17min
  20. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46448 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 34535.5 km30min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道7号7, 34530.8 km26min
  29. ←Turn left onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道112号11215.7 km14min
  32. ↑Continue onto 吹浦酒田線353324 m1min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right629 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto 酒田松山線40316 m0min
  35. ←Turn left218 m0min
  36. →Turn right286 m0min
  37. ←Turn left382 m0min
  38. →Turn right122 m0min
  39. ←Turn left198 m0min
  40. →Turn right22 m0min
  41. 🏁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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県

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 Sakata

Yuza Yuza13 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka22 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa59 kmMurayama Murayama70 kmSagae Sagae71 kmHigashine Higashine71 kmTendō Tendō77 kmYamagata Yamagata88 kmNagai Nagai92 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama92 kmNanyō Nanyō100 kmTakahata Takahata106 kmYonezawa Yonezawa114 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Sakata?

About 682 km by road (566 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,130 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).