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Kyoto → Matsue

Kyoto → Shimane
Straight line251 km
By road315 km
Driving time4h 4min
Fuel cost¥4,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Matsue.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car315 km4h 4min
🚲 Bike315 km20h 59min
🚶 On foot288 km60h 3min

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 Matsue (Shimane) is 251 km in a straight line, or 315 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,680. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Matsue → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Matsue

  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E119.6 km16min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 中国自動車道 and take E2A, E2 toward 宝塚, 岡山, ✈ 大阪空港E2A175.3 km2h 23min
  14. ↰Keep left66.5 km41min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 米子自動車道E73155 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left31.2 km21min
  17. ↰Keep left382 m0min
  18. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  19. ↰Keep left80 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道9号9, 1801.9 km2min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道432号4328 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 松江島根線211.3 km1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道431号431285 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 本庄福富松江線260406 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 松江鹿島美保関線37359 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 塩見縄手37619 m1min
  27. →Turn right332 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right143 m0min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
とうじょう兵庫県
宿場町ひらふく兵庫県
彩菜茶屋岡山県
久米の里岡山県
風の家岡山県
奥大山鳥取県
あらエッサ島根県

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 Matsue

Yasugichō Yasugichō19 kmYasugi Yasugi20 kmHiratachō Hiratachō22 kmIzumo Izumo29 kmUnnan Unnan30 kmŌdachō-ōda Ōdachō-ōda59 kmOda Oda59 kmGōtsuchō Gōtsuchō92 kmHamada Hamada110 kmMasuda Masuda142 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Matsue?

About 315 km by road (251 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).