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Kyoto → Okayama

Kyoto → Okayama
Straight line171 km
By road202 km
Driving time2h 35min
Fuel cost¥3,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Okayama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car202 km2h 35min
🚲 Bike202 km13h 29min
🚶 On foot197 km40h 59min

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 Okayama (Okayama) is 171 km in a straight line, or 202 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,000. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Okayama → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Okayama

  1. ↑Continue onto 出水通り33 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 小川通137 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 下立売通212 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 堀川通38876 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 堀川通382.6 km3min
  6. →Turn right onto 七条通113359 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.1 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 九条通り1276 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 京阪国道12.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left6.4 km5min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E18.9 km7min
  13. ↰Keep left142.3 km1h 41min
  14. ↰Keep left958 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left19.7 km17min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 国道250号25014.3 km12min
  17. ↑Continue onto 岡山玉野線45785 m1min
  18. →Turn right194 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left60 m0min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left1 m0min
  21. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いながわ兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県

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 Okayama

Tamano Tamano15 kmSōja Sōja17 kmKurashiki Kurashiki17 kmSetouchi Setouchi19 kmAkaiwa Akaiwa20 kmBizen Bizen32 kmTakahashi Takahashi33 kmAsakuchi Asakuchi33 kmKamogatachō-kamogata Kamogatachō-kamogata34 kmKasaoka Kasaoka42 kmIbara Ibara43 kmTsuyama Tsuyama45 kmMimasaka Mimasaka51 kmManiwa Maniwa54 kmNiimi Niimi57 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Okayama?

About 202 km by road (171 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).