Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kyoto and Kurihara.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 788 km | 9h 42min |
| 🚲 Bike | 788 km | 52h 31min |
| 🚶 On foot | 717 km | 149h 24min |
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 Kurihara (Miyagi) is 624 km in a straight line, or 788 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,700. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kyoto → Kurihara
- ↑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 right
- ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス116
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線3
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線10
- ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線10
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 長井大江線9
- ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 348
- →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 348
- ←Turn left onto 国道287号287
- →Turn right onto 国道287号287
- ←Turn left onto 天童河北線110
- ←Turn left onto 国道347号347
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left onto 寒河江村山線25
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E13
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 大石田土生田線189
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 東根尾花沢線120
- ←Turn left onto 国道13号13
- ↰Keep left onto 東根尾花沢線120
- ↑Continue onto 尾花沢最上線28
- →Turn right onto 尾花沢最上線28
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right onto 尾花沢最上線28
- →Turn right onto 国道47号47
- ←Turn left onto 鳴子池月線253
- ←Turn left onto 国道457号線457
- ↑Continue onto 国道398号398
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 栗駒岩出山線17
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- 🏁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 Kurihara
Tome Tome14 kmŌsaki Ōsaki18 kmFurukawa Furukawa20 kmKogota Kogota23 kmWakuya Wakuya26 kmYamoto Yamoto40 kmTomiya Tomiya41 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima41 kmMatsushima Matsushima42 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki45 kmRifu Rifu47 kmShiogama Shiogama48 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi50 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō52 kmKesennuma Kesennuma53 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kyoto to Kurihara?
About 788 km by road (624 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kyoto to Kurihara?
About 9h 42min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥11,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).