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Kyoto → Higashine

Kyoto → Yamagata
Straight line562 km
By road703 km
Driving time8h 26min
Fuel cost¥10,440
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Higashine.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car703 km8h 26min
🚲 Bike703 km46h 51min
🚶 On foot646 km134h 32min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) is 562 km in a straight line, or 703 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,440. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Higashine → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Higashine

  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11348.3 km41min
  27. ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  29. ←Turn left907 m1min
  30. ←Turn left390 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道287号28720.1 km17min
  36. ←Turn left onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  38. →Turn right315 m0min
  39. ↖Turn slight left onto 寒河江村山線255.0 km5min
  40. ↑Continue onto 東根長島線3031.9 km2min
  41. ←Turn left onto 東根尾花沢線120106 m0min
  42. ↱Turn sharp right onto 山形県道295号東根停車場線295900 m1min
  43. ↑Continue onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29835 m1min
  44. →Turn right200 m0min
  45. 🏁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
西山公園福井県
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県

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 Higashine

Murayama Murayama4 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYamagata Yamagata23 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmNagai Nagai49 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmSakata Sakata71 kmYuza Yuza76 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Higashine?

About 703 km by road (562 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,440 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).