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Kyoto → Ōshū

Kyoto → Iwate
Straight line663 km
By road844 km
Driving time10h 17min
Fuel cost¥12,540
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Ōshū.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car844 km10h 17min
🚲 Bike844 km56h 16min
🚶 On foot762 km158h 50min

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 Ōshū (Iwate) is 663 km in a straight line, or 844 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,540. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōshū → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Ōshū

  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11355.9 km49min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  31. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  32. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  34. →Turn right19 m0min
  35. ←Turn left141 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  37. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  39. ↑Continue846 m1min
  40. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  41. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  42. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  45. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  48. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  50. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  52. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.9 km6min
  53. →Turn right onto 仙台北環状線376.5 km6min
  54. ←Turn left722 m1min
  55. ←Turn left onto 大衡仙台線264959 m1min
  56. ↱Turn sharp right161 m0min
  57. ←Turn left407 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 泉塩釜線35405 m0min
  59. ←Turn left81.8 km56min
  60. ↰Keep left837 m1min
  61. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 1 onto 町道祗園線201 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  63. ↑Continue onto 花巻平泉線37171 m0min
  64. ←Turn left onto 国道4号42.4 km2min
  65. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  66. ←Turn left onto 新城馬口沢線24354 m0min
  67. →Turn right onto 新城馬口沢線2432.8 km3min
  68. ↑Continue onto 新城馬口沢線2437.6 km6min
  69. →Turn right onto 国道397号3971.3 km1min
  70. ←Turn left417 m1min
  71. ↖Turn slight left145 m0min
  72. →Turn right67 m0min
  73. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
うみてらす名立新潟県

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 Ōshū

Mizusawa Mizusawa3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno37 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata39 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmMorioka Morioka62 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmTakizawa Takizawa74 kmYamada Yamada77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako87 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Ōshū?

About 844 km by road (663 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).