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Kyoto → Jōetsu

Kyoto → Niigata
Straight line325 km
By road406 km
Driving time4h 37min
Fuel cost¥6,040
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car406 km4h 37min
🚲 Bike406 km27h 5min
🚶 On foot374 km77h 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 Jōetsu (Niigata) is 325 km in a straight line, or 406 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,040. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Jōetsu

  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 left295.3 km3h 0min
  17. ↰Keep left210 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right207 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left529 m0min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right1.2 km2min
  21. ←Turn left105 m0min
  22. →Turn right180 m0min
  23. →Turn right44 m0min
  24. ←Turn left375 m1min
  25. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道8号810.0 km9min
  26. →Turn right onto 春日山城直江津線18560 m0min
  27. ←Turn left190 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 上越新井線631.2 km1min
  29. ←Turn left771 m1min
  30. →Turn right9 m0min
  31. →Turn right29 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  33. 🏁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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県

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 Jōetsu

Myoko Myoko15 kmArai Arai16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma57 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi58 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmUonuma Uonuma65 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō76 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Jōetsu?

About 406 km by road (325 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,040 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).