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Kyoto → Hōryūji

Kyoto → Nara
Straight line45 km
By road53 km
Driving time47min
Fuel cost¥790
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Hōryūji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car53 km47min
🚲 Bike53 km3h 32min
🚶 On foot52 km10h 53min

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 Hōryūji (Nara) is 45 km in a straight line, or 53 km by road. A car trip takes about 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥790. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōryūji → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Hōryūji

  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384.8 km6min
  6. →Turn right9 m0min
  7. ←Turn left11.5 km8min
  8. ↰Keep left639 m1min
  9. ←Turn left28 m0min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 八幡木津線22146 m0min
  11. ↑Continue1.0 km1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 内里城陽線282311 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 八幡木津線222.3 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 八幡木津線22119 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 京奈和自動車道（京奈道路）2.4 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道E249.6 km6min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道（京奈道路）320 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道（京奈道路）59 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left151 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 八幡木津線222.3 km2min
  21. ←Turn left onto ならやま大通り718 m1min
  22. ←Turn left126 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 木津平城線7512.0 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 谷田奈良線104640 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 谷田奈良線10411 m0min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 奈良精華線524.8 km4min
  27. →Turn right onto 奈良大和郡山斑鳩線97.0 km6min
  28. →Turn right445 m1min
  29. ←Turn left106 m0min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right123 m0min
  31. ←Turn left25 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

大和路へぐり奈良県

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 Hōryūji

Yamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama3 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmIkoma Ikoma9 kmKashiba Kashiba9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmNara-shi Nara-shi10 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada11 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi13 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi15 kmSakurai Sakurai16 kmGose Gose18 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmŌuda Ōuda24 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō26 kmGojō Gojō29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Hōryūji?

About 53 km by road (45 km in a straight line).

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

About 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥790 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).