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Kyoto → Nikkō

Kyoto → Tochigi
Straight line397 km
By road515 km
Driving time7h 52min
Fuel cost¥7,650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Nikkō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car515 km7h 52min
🚲 Bike515 km34h 19min
🚶 On foot457 km95h 11min

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 Nikkō (Tochigi) is 397 km in a straight line, or 515 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 52min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,650. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nikkō → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Nikkō

  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 left137.2 km1h 24min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 中央自動車道E19161.9 km2h 18min
  12. ↰Keep left4.1 km4min
  13. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 岡谷IC107 m0min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 岡谷IC2.6 km2min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道142号1422.3 km2min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道142号142118 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 中山道142821 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 中山道1426.8 km9min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道142号1426.4 km9min
  21. ↑Continue onto 中山道1427.4 km10min
  22. ←Turn left72 m0min
  23. →Turn right3.2 km4min
  24. ←Turn left onto 中山道142491 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 1521.2 km2min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 中山道1422.5 km3min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left137 m0min
  28. ↗Turn slight right18 m0min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right49 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left onto 中山道1423.7 km5min
  31. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  32. →Turn right onto 芦田大屋停車場線1471.9 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 1481481.5 km2min
  34. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  35. ↑Continue onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  36. ←Turn left208 m0min
  37. ←Turn left89 m0min
  38. ←Turn left188 m0min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right48 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 254864 m1min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 下仁田浅科線445.5 km6min
  43. →Turn right32 m0min
  44. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  45. ↗Turn slight right onto 小諸中込線13925 m0min
  46. ←Turn left748 m1min
  47. ←Turn left52 m0min
  48. →Turn right394 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 中山道44592 m1min
  50. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 岩村田停車場線1432.3 km3min
  52. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  53. →Turn right382 m0min
  54. ←Turn left150 m0min
  55. ↖Turn slight left30.4 km25min
  56. ↰Keep left and take 18 toward 松井田, 妙義932 m1min
  57. →Turn right onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 国道18号183.0 km4min
  59. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  60. ↱Turn sharp right onto 八本松松井田線1227 m0min
  61. ↰Turn sharp left157 m0min
  62. ↑Continue onto 松井田バイパス1810.3 km13min
  63. ↰Keep left onto 1818299 m0min
  64. ←Turn left onto 松井田中宿線21762 m0min
  65. ↑Continue4.5 km5min
  66. ↰Keep left onto 中山道182.0 km2min
  67. ↑Continue onto 国道406号406324 m1min
  68. ↰Keep left273 m0min
  69. ↰Keep left6.6 km8min
  70. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  71. →Turn right onto 前橋安中富岡線10847 m1min
  72. ↖Turn slight left onto 前橋長瀞線13113 m0min
  73. ↑Continue onto 石倉前橋停車場線1091.6 km2min
  74. ↑Continue3.6 km4min
  75. ←Turn left430 m1min
  76. →Turn right onto 前橋大間々桐生線34.0 km7min
  77. ↑Continue onto 渋川大胡線341.3 km1min
  78. ←Turn left onto 大胡赤城線1687 m0min
  79. →Turn right onto 大胡赤城線16125 m0min
  80. ↑Continue onto 上神梅大胡線333196 m0min
  81. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線3332.4 km2min
  82. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線333528 m1min
  83. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3332.8 km3min
  84. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線333537 m1min
  85. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3331.1 km1min
  86. ←Turn left211 m0min
  87. ←Turn left179 m0min
  88. →Turn right92 m0min
  89. →Turn right67 m0min
  90. ←Turn left onto 東国文化歴史街道353577 m1min
  91. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3335.1 km8min
  92. →Turn right97 m0min
  93. ↗Turn slight right onto 上神梅大胡線333359 m1min
  94. ←Turn left onto 銅街道12220.8 km27min
  95. ↱Keep right onto 沢入桐生線343531 m1min
  96. ↗Turn slight right onto 銅街道12210.4 km12min
  97. →Turn right onto 国道122号12214.1 km12min
  98. →Turn right onto 清滝バイパス1205.9 km8min
  99. →Turn right onto 日光街道11959 m0min
  100. ←Turn left581 m1min
  101. ←Turn left542 m1min
  102. ←Turn left25 m0min
  103. →Turn right35 m0min
  104. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

アグリの郷栗東滋賀県
竜王かがみの里滋賀県
アグリパーク竜王滋賀県
東近江市あいとうマーガレットステーション滋賀県
せせらぎの里こうら滋賀県
クレール平田岐阜県
志野・織部岐阜県
土岐美濃焼街道岐阜県

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 Nikkō

Imaichi Imaichi7 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmYaita Yaita29 kmUtsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmSakura Sakura33 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmTochigi Tochigi42 kmNasushiobara Nasushiobara42 kmTanuma Tanuma43 kmShimotsuke Shimotsuke44 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa44 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmSano Sano48 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Nikkō?

About 515 km by road (397 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 52min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).