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Kyoto → Kochi

Kyoto → Kochi
Straight line261 km
By road333 km
Driving time4h 38min
Fuel cost¥4,940
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Kochi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car333 km4h 38min
🚲 Bike333 km22h 10min
🚶 On foot300 km62h 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 Kochi (Kochi) is 261 km in a straight line, or 333 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,940. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kochi → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Kochi

  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E2A27.9 km20min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速7号北神戸線25.9 km24min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 神戸淡路鳴門自動車道726 m1min
  16. ↑Continue onto 神戸淡路鳴門自動車道94.2 km1h 5min
  17. ↰Keep left699 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right onto あいあいロード2.5 km2min
  19. →Turn right onto 松茂吉野線147.9 km7min
  20. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12, 1410.0 km9min
  21. ↑Continue onto 津田川島線2, 1210.2 km9min
  22. →Turn right onto 鳴門池田線124.8 km4min
  23. →Turn right onto 鳴門池田線127.3 km8min
  24. →Turn right805 m1min
  25. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道438号438244 m0min
  26. ←Turn left208 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right42.3 km38min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 高知自動車道55.7 km47min
  29. ↰Keep left705 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left87 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right1.3 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 高知北環状線44202 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 後免中島高知線249971 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 後免中島高知線249309 m1min
  35. →Turn right292 m0min
  36. ←Turn left292 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道32号支線3218 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 国道32号支線32857 m1min
  39. ↑Continue onto 桂浜はりまや線34421 m1min
  40. →Turn right325 m0min
  41. ←Turn left47 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 梅ノ辻朝倉線274343 m1min
  43. ↰Keep left485 m1min
  44. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あわじ兵庫県
東浦ターミナルパーク兵庫県
福良兵庫県
うずしお兵庫県
第九の里徳島県
藍ランドうだつ徳島県
みまの里徳島県
貞光ゆうゆう館徳島県

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 Kochi

Ino Ino9 kmTosa Tosa10 kmNankoku Nankoku11 kmKōnan Kōnan23 kmSusaki Susaki28 kmKami Kami32 kmAki Aki34 kmMuroto Muroto61 kmMuroto-misakicho Muroto-misakicho66 kmShimanto Shimanto82 kmNakamura Nakamura84 kmTosashimizu Tosashimizu100 kmSukumo Sukumo101 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Kochi?

About 333 km by road (261 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,940 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).