Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kyoto and Sōma.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 721 km | 8h 56min |
| 🚲 Bike | 721 km | 48h 4min |
| 🚶 On foot | 639 km | 133h 10min |
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 Sōma (Fukushima) is 556 km in a straight line, or 721 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,710. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kyoto → Sōma
- ↑Continue onto 出水通り
- →Turn right onto 小川通
- ←Turn left onto 下立売通
- →Turn right onto 釜座通
- ←Turn left onto 丸太町通187
- →Turn right onto 東大路通, 京都市道181号京都環状線181
- ↰Keep left onto 仁王門通
- ↑Continue onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182
- ↰Keep left onto 三条通143
- ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス161
- ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558
- ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線333
- ↑Continue onto 海津今津線54
- →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 303
- ↰Keep left toward E8
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 11
- →Turn right onto 村松田上線67
- ←Turn left onto 国道403号403
- →Turn right onto 村松田上線67
- ↑Continue onto 国道290号290
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right onto 営所通り290
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- ←Turn left onto 国道49号49, 459
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 三川インター線587
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 西会津バイパス49
- ↑Continue onto 会津坂下河東線33
- ↖Turn slight left onto 滝沢バイパス49, 294
- ←Turn left onto 会津若松裏磐梯線64
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left onto 磐梯町停車場線207
- →Turn right onto 猪苗代塩川線7, 64
- ←Turn left onto 猪苗代バイパス115
- ↑Continue onto 国道115号115
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left onto 土湯バイパス115
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 土湯バイパス115
- ←Turn left onto 福島南バイパス4, 115
- ↰Keep left onto 岡部渡利線309
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 山口渡利線308
- ←Turn left onto 山口渡利線308
- →Turn right onto 国道115号115
- →Turn right onto 国道115号115
- ↱Keep right
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kyoto
Distances from Sōma
Minami-Sōma Minami-Sōma19 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō30 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi33 kmNamie Namie35 kmDate Date38 kmFukushima Fukushima41 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki49 kmTamura Tamura50 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu50 kmMotomiya Motomiya56 kmMiharu Miharu56 kmKōriyama Kōriyama65 kmSukagawa Sukagawa74 kmInawashiro Inawashiro76 kmIwaki Iwaki83 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kyoto to Sōma?
About 721 km by road (556 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kyoto to Sōma?
About 8h 56min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥10,710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).