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Kyoto → Aso

Kyoto → Kumamoto
Straight line489 km
By road618 km
Driving time9h 41min
Fuel cost¥9,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Aso.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car618 km9h 41min
🚲 Bike618 km41h 13min
🚶 On foot562 km117h 8min

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 Aso (Kumamoto) is 489 km in a straight line, or 618 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,180. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Aso → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Aso

  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382.6 km3min
  6. →Turn right onto 七条通113359 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.1 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 九条通り1276 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 京阪国道12.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left6.4 km5min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E18.9 km7min
  13. ↰Keep left414.2 km4h 37min
  14. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 久米線739 m1min
  16. →Turn right59 m0min
  17. ←Turn left86 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線35 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 下松新南陽線3472.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left177 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 遠石江口線1.1 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  25. ←Turn left144 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right94 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left48.0 km2h 38min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道213号21333.2 km28min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  30. ←Turn left onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  31. ↱Keep right2.0 km4min
  32. →Turn right2.0 km4min
  33. ↗Turn slight right864 m2min
  34. ↰Keep left75 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道387号38714.1 km12min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道210号210, 3873.1 km3min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道387号38720.3 km17min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道442号442176 m0min
  39. →Turn right158 m0min
  40. ↗Turn slight right1.2 km1min
  41. ←Turn left109 m0min
  42. →Turn right87 m0min
  43. ←Turn left151 m0min
  44. →Turn right153 m0min
  45. ↰Keep left737 m1min
  46. ←Turn left143 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 国道212号21219.6 km17min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道212号2125.1 km4min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道57号57238 m0min
  50. →Turn right152 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 阿蘇停車場線30726 m0min
  52. ↰Keep left41 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right5 m0min
  54. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
いんない大分県
童話の里 くす大分県
小国熊本県

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 Aso

Ōzu Ōzu20 kmKikuchi Kikuchi25 kmKōshi Kōshi29 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno37 kmYamaga Yamaga38 kmKumamoto Kumamoto39 kmTamana Tamana47 kmUto Uto48 kmMatsubase Matsubase50 kmUki Uki53 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro58 kmArao Arao59 kmHonmachi Honmachi66 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa81 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Aso?

About 618 km by road (489 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).