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Kurume → Kyoto

Fukuoka → Kyoto
Straight line517 km
By road645 km
Driving time7h 42min
Fuel cost¥9,580
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kurume and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car645 km7h 42min
🚲 Bike645 km43h 0min
🚶 On foot595 km123h 57min

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 Kurume (Fukuoka) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 517 km in a straight line, or 645 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,580. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kurume →

Driving directions · Kurume → Kyoto

  1. Continue52 m0min
  2. Turn right31 m0min
  3. Turn left onto 久留米停車場線46502 m0min
  4. Turn left onto 国道3号3118 m0min
  5. Turn right onto 久留米小郡線88189 m0min
  6. Turn left onto 久留米小郡線881.2 km1min
  7. Turn left onto 久留米小郡線88414 m0min
  8. Turn right520 m1min
  9. Turn left1.4 km2min
  10. Keep left167 m0min
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  12. Turn left onto 国道322号3225.7 km5min
  13. Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  14. Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  15. Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  16. Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  17. Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  18. Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  19. Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  20. Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  21. Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  22. Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  23. Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  24. Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  25. Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  26. Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  27. Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  28. Keep left562 m0min
  29. Keep left29.2 km20min
  30. Keep left628 m1min
  31. Keep right6.2 km5min
  32. Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  33. Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  34. Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  35. Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  36. Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  37. Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  38. Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  39. Keep right217 m0min
  40. Keep right2.5 km2min
  41. Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  42. Keep left1.1 km1min
  43. Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  44. Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  45. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  46. Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  47. Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  48. Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  49. Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  50. Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  51. Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  52. Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  53. Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  54. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県
潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kurume to Kyoto?

About 645 km by road (517 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,580 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).