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Kyoto → Karatsu

Kyoto → Saga
Straight line559 km
By road675 km
Driving time8h 2min
Fuel cost¥10,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Karatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car675 km8h 2min
🚲 Bike675 km45h 0min
🚶 On foot643 km134h 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 Karatsu (Saga) is 559 km in a straight line, or 675 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,030. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Karatsu → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Karatsu

  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 left456.5 km5h 2min
  14. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  15. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  17. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.1 km4min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 下関港線57690 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right51.7 km36min
  25. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  26. ←Turn left203 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  28. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  29. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  30. ←Turn left513 m1min
  31. →Turn right684 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 糟屋ランプ入口4.8 km3min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線3.1 km2min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速環状線内回り110.8 km7min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 西九州自動車道, 国道497号27.0 km22min
  36. ↰Keep left274 m0min
  37. →Turn right993 m2min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道202号2024.5 km4min
  39. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  40. ↑Continue onto 虹の松原線3475.8 km6min
  41. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  42. ←Turn left144 m0min
  43. →Turn right203 m0min
  44. ←Turn left548 m1min
  45. →Turn right100 m0min
  46. 🏁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
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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 Karatsu

Imari Imari18 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTaku Taku23 kmOgi Ogi28 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 kmSaga Saga39 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmTosu Tosu52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Karatsu?

About 675 km by road (559 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).