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Kure → Kyoto

Hiroshima → Kyoto
Straight line304 km
By road357 km
Driving time4h 24min
Fuel cost¥5,300
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kure and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car357 km4h 24min
🚲 Bike357 km23h 48min
🚶 On foot350 km72h 55min

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 Kure (Hiroshima) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 304 km in a straight line, or 357 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,300. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kure →

Driving directions · Kure → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue301 m1min
  2. ←Turn left59 m0min
  3. →Turn right159 m0min
  4. ←Turn left56 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left36 m0min
  6. ↗Turn slight right161 m0min
  7. →Turn right35 m0min
  8. ↗Turn slight right1.7 km2min
  9. →Turn right194 m0min
  10. ↑Continue395 m0min
  11. →Turn right134 m0min
  12. ←Turn left147 m0min
  13. →Turn right234 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right226 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right315 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right215 m0min
  17. ↗Turn slight right87 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right238 m0min
  19. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  20. →Turn right onto 呉環状線663.8 km3min
  21. →Turn right240 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left317 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 東広島呉自動車道E7523.8 km20min
  24. ↰Keep left548 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 山陽自動車道295.2 km3h 24min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  28. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  29. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  31. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  32. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  35. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  36. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
いながわ兵庫県

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

Distances from Kure

Hiroshima Hiroshima22 kmFukuyama Fukuyama79 kmOnomichi Onomichi62 kmMihara Mihara51 kmHatsukaichi Hatsukaichi25 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō72 kmKannabechō-yahiro Kannabechō-yahiro86 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi68 kmTakehara Takehara34 kmŌtake Ōtake32 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara28 kmInnoshima Innoshima57 kmShin’ichi Shin’ichi74 kmShōbara Shōbara80 kmMiyajima Miyajima24 km

Distances from Kyoto

Kamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku1 kmArashiyama Arashiyama7 kmMukō Mukō8 kmNagaoka Nagaoka12 kmUji Uji15 kmKameoka Kameoka16 kmYawata Yawata17 kmJōyō Jōyō20 kmTanabe Tanabe22 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe24 kmNantan Nantan26 kmKizugawa Kizugawa33 kmAyabe Ayabe55 kmMaizuru Maizuru61 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama66 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kure to Kyoto?

About 357 km by road (304 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).