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Kyoto → Hitachi

Kyoto → Ibaraki
Straight line475 km
By road597 km
Driving time6h 36min
Fuel cost¥8,880
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Hitachi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car597 km6h 36min
🚲 Bike597 km39h 50min
🚶 On foot546 km113h 44min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) is 475 km in a straight line, or 597 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,880. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hitachi → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Hitachi

  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 right1.2 km1min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 玉川通り and drive toward 初台, 恵比寿246280 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 渋谷入口 and drive toward 都心環状5.3 km4min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速都心環状線339 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 六本木通り412306 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 六本木通り412670 m1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  22. →Turn right onto 永代通り403667 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 江戸通り4074.1 km4min
  24. ↱Turn sharp right9 m0min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  26. ←Turn left282 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left4.3 km5min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線6127.9 km1h 31min
  30. ↰Keep left302 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right878 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left139 m0min
  33. ↖Turn slight left76 m0min
  34. ↑Continue570 m1min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left331 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right209 m0min
  37. ←Turn left73 m0min
  38. →Turn right177 m0min
  39. ←Turn left50 m0min
  40. →Turn right184 m0min
  41. ←Turn left134 m0min
  42. →Turn right148 m0min
  43. ↗Turn slight right73 m0min
  44. 🏁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
富士川楽座静岡県
ふじおやま静岡県

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 Hitachi

Hitachi-ota Hitachi-ota12 kmTakahagi Takahagi14 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmŌmiya Ōmiya22 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya22 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmŌarai Ōarai32 kmDaigo Daigo33 kmMito Mito33 kmOkunoya Okunoya41 kmTomobe Tomobe42 kmKasama Kasama42 kmOmitama Omitama45 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Hitachi?

About 597 km by road (475 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,880 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).