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Kyoto → Iwatsuki

Kyoto → Saitama
Straight line372 km
By road483 km
Driving time5h 26min
Fuel cost¥7,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Iwatsuki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car483 km5h 26min
🚲 Bike483 km32h 13min
🚶 On foot428 km89h 4min

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 Iwatsuki (Saitama) is 372 km in a straight line, or 483 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,180. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Iwatsuki → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Iwatsuki

  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E1A88.9 km59min
  15. Keep left onto 東名高速道路708 m1min
  16. Keep left onto 311311979 m1min
  17. Keep left and take 3 toward 町田, 三軒茶屋4.0 km4min
  18. Keep left and drive toward 調布, 大原, 中央道231 m0min
  19. Turn right11 m0min
  20. Turn sharp left12 m0min
  21. Turn right6.9 km6min
  22. Keep left onto 笹目通り4431.6 km2min
  23. Keep left and drive toward 西東京, 大泉, 目白, 豊玉, 練馬(関越道)3.3 km4min
  24. Keep left234 m0min
  25. Keep left39 m0min
  26. Turn left onto 新座バイパス254924 m1min
  27. Turn right onto 和光インター線88670 m1min
  28. Keep right onto 和光IC toward C33.8 km3min
  29. Keep left1.0 km1min
  30. Keep left21 m0min
  31. Turn left683 m1min
  32. Continue onto 朝霞蕨線79880 m1min
  33. Turn right onto 213213884 m1min
  34. Turn right onto 田島通り213788 m1min
  35. Turn left onto 中山道172.3 km3min
  36. Turn right onto 越谷浦和バイパス463261 m0min
  37. Turn left21 m0min
  38. Turn right92 m0min
  39. Turn left138 m0min
  40. Turn right30 m0min
  41. Turn left onto 旧中山道65610 m1min
  42. Turn right onto さいたま幸手線652.0 km2min
  43. Continue onto さいたま川口線1, 6514 m0min
  44. Continue onto さいたま幸手線656.2 km6min
  45. Turn right461 m1min
  46. Turn right onto さいたま春日部線2, 65213 m0min
  47. Turn left519 m1min
  48. Turn left1.8 km2min
  49. Turn left onto さいたま幸手線65683 m1min
  50. Turn left323 m0min
  51. Turn left51 m0min
  52. Turn right92 m0min
  53. 🏁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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Iwatsuki?

About 483 km by road (372 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).