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Kyoto → Sado

Kyoto → Niigata
Straight line407 km
By road610 km
Driving time9h 30min
Fuel cost¥9,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Sado.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car610 km9h 30min
🚲 Bike610 km40h 39min
🚶 On foot468 km97h 28min

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 Sado (Niigata) is 407 km in a straight line, or 610 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,060. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sado → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Sado

  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 left338 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left471 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289673 m1min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道116号116, 2892.3 km2min
  23. ↖Turn slight left onto 新潟小須戸三条線1749 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 平成通り64 m0min
  25. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  26. ↖Turn slight left65.6 km3h 16min
  27. ←Turn left209 m1min
  28. →Turn right338 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道350号350112 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道350号350740 m1min
  31. ↑Continue onto 佐渡一周線4551 m0min
  32. ←Turn left997 m1min
  33. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道350号3508.8 km12min
  34. ↱Turn sharp right321 m1min
  35. ↗Turn slight right370 m1min
  36. 🏁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
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県

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 Sado

Ryōtsu-minato Ryōtsu-minato9 kmMaki Maki55 kmNiigata Niigata59 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō60 kmTsubame Tsubame64 kmShirone Shirone65 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō68 kmSanjō Sanjō69 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō72 kmKamo Kamo72 kmMitsuke Mitsuke74 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki75 kmNagaoka Nagaoka77 kmGosen Gosen78 kmSuibara Suibara79 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Sado?

About 610 km by road (407 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).