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Kyoto → Kawaguchi

Kyoto → Saitama
Straight line369 km
By road468 km
Driving time5h 2min
Fuel cost¥6,950
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Kawaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car468 km5h 2min
🚲 Bike468 km31h 12min
🚶 On foot424 km88h 21min

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 Kawaguchi (Saitama) is 369 km in a straight line, or 468 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,950. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawaguchi → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Kawaguchi

  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 left13.0 km9min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E1A, E23 toward 草津田上, 信楽, 亀山, 伊勢1.5 km1min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A43.4 km29min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  15. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口10.3 km6min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5805 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right81 m0min
  24. →Turn right363 m0min
  25. ←Turn left402 m0min
  26. →Turn right935 m1min
  27. ←Turn left263 m1min
  28. ←Turn left80 m0min
  29. ↑Continue36 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 弁天通り425 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り426 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線4452.0 km2min
  33. ←Turn left onto 本町大通り89860 m1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 産業道路508 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 練馬川口線68497 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 練馬川口線68180 m0min
  37. →Turn right65 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

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 Kawaguchi

Shimotoda Shimotoda3 kmWarabi Warabi3 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō4 kmToda Toda5 kmWako Wako8 kmSōka Sōka9 kmAsaka Asaka10 kmYono Yono11 kmYashio Yashio12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiki Shiki12 kmSaitama Saitama12 kmNiiza Niiza14 kmFujimi Fujimi15 kmYoshikawa Yoshikawa15 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Kawaguchi?

About 468 km by road (369 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).