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Kyoto → Sakai

Kyoto → Ibaraki
Straight line385 km
By road506 km
Driving time5h 43min
Fuel cost¥7,520
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car506 km5h 43min
🚲 Bike506 km33h 44min
🚶 On foot443 km92h 13min

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 Sakai (Ibaraki) is 385 km in a straight line, or 506 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,520. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Sakai

  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 left13.0 km9min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E1A, E23 toward 草津田上, 信楽, 亀山, 伊勢1.5 km1min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A43.4 km29min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  15. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口10.3 km6min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5805 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right81 m0min
  24. →Turn right363 m0min
  25. ←Turn left402 m0min
  26. →Turn right935 m1min
  27. ←Turn left263 m1min
  28. ←Turn left80 m0min
  29. ↑Continue36 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 弁天通り425 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り426 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線4455.1 km7min
  33. →Turn right onto さいたま鳩ヶ谷線1051.7 km2min
  34. →Turn right onto 越谷川口線161588 m1min
  35. →Turn right onto 越谷川口線1615.1 km5min
  36. ←Turn left onto 草加バイパス46.1 km7min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 越谷春日部バイパス and drive toward 宇都宮, 小山47.6 km8min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 442.3 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 西宝珠花春日部線3203.4 km3min
  40. ↑Continue onto 次木杉戸線183296 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 次木杉戸線183800 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 次木杉戸線183210 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 流山街道176.0 km5min
  44. →Turn right onto 結城野田線バイパス172.2 km2min
  45. →Turn right toward 35481 m0min
  46. ←Turn left22 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right65 m0min
  48. ←Turn left14 m0min
  49. ↱Turn sharp right259 m1min
  50. ←Turn left15 m0min
  51. →Turn right52 m0min
  52. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  53. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
ふじおやま静岡県

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 Sakai

Bandō Bandō7 kmIwai Iwai11 kmKoga Koga12 kmIshige Ishige15 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma18 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 kmYūki Yūki23 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmShimodate Shimodate28 kmChikusei Chikusei29 kmTsukuba Tsukuba29 kmMakabe Makabe33 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa33 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Sakai?

About 506 km by road (385 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,520 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).