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Kyoto → Yonezawa

Kyoto → Yamagata
Straight line505 km
By road653 km
Driving time7h 43min
Fuel cost¥9,710
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Yonezawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car653 km7h 43min
🚲 Bike653 km43h 33min
🚶 On foot581 km120h 58min

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 Yonezawa (Yamagata) is 505 km in a straight line, or 653 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,710. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yonezawa → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Yonezawa

  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1825.3 km5min
  9. Keep left onto 三条通14326.4 km19min
  10. Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  11. Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  12. Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  13. Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  14. Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  15. Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  16. Keep left425.6 km4h 25min
  17. Keep left950 m1min
  18. Keep right1.3 km1min
  19. Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  20. Keep left185 m0min
  21. Keep right122 m0min
  22. Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  23. Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  24. Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  25. Turn right1.1 km1min
  26. Turn right onto 国道113号11351.3 km45min
  27. Turn right onto 椿川西線2503.9 km4min
  28. Turn left onto 川西小国線81.7 km2min
  29. Turn right onto 国道287号287304 m0min
  30. Turn left onto 国道287号2874.8 km4min
  31. Turn left onto 国道287号2875.6 km5min
  32. Keep right onto 米沢環状線1521.2 km1min
  33. Turn left onto 綱木米沢停車場線2331.9 km2min
  34. Continue onto 板谷米沢停車場線232378 m0min
  35. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Yonezawa?

About 653 km by road (505 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).