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Kyoto → Ryōtsu-minato

Kyoto → Niigata
Straight line416 km
By road599 km
Driving time9h 15min
Fuel cost¥8,890
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Ryōtsu-minato.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car599 km9h 15min
🚲 Bike599 km39h 54min
🚶 On foot478 km99h 36min

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 Ryōtsu-minato (Niigata) is 416 km in a straight line, or 599 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,890. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ryōtsu-minato → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Ryōtsu-minato

  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 left338 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left471 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289673 m1min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道116号116, 2892.3 km2min
  23. ↖Turn slight left onto 新潟小須戸三条線1749 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 平成通り64 m0min
  25. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  26. ↖Turn slight left65.6 km3h 16min
  27. ←Turn left209 m1min
  28. →Turn right135 m0min
  29. ←Turn left54 m0min
  30. ←Turn left222 m0min
  31. →Turn right41 m0min
  32. 🏁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 Ryōtsu-minato

Sado Sado9 kmMaki Maki53 kmNiigata Niigata54 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō59 kmShirone Shirone62 kmTsubame Tsubame63 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō63 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō67 kmSanjō Sanjō68 kmKamo Kamo70 kmSuibara Suibara74 kmGosen Gosen75 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmAgano Agano77 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu77 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Ryōtsu-minato?

About 599 km by road (416 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kyoto to Ryōtsu-minato?

About 9h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).