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Kumamoto → Kyoto

Kumamoto → Kyoto
Straight line528 km
By road712 km
Driving time8h 32min
Fuel cost¥10,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kumamoto and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car712 km8h 32min
🚲 Bike712 km47h 26min
🚶 On foot607 km126h 25min

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 Kumamoto (Kumamoto) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 528 km in a straight line, or 712 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,570. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kumamoto →

Driving directions · Kumamoto → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue41 m0min
  2. ←Turn left25 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right1.7 km3min
  4. ↱Keep right68 m0min
  5. →Turn right14 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 西廻りバイパス310 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 熊本田原坂線315.2 km5min
  8. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道3号3, 2082.0 km3min
  10. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 大津植木線30774 m1min
  12. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道3号32.9 km3min
  13. ↰Keep left505 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left51.8 km35min
  15. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  20. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  21. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  27. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  34. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  46. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  47. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  50. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  51. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  52. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  53. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  54. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  55. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  57. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  58. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Kumamoto

Honmachi Honmachi35 kmTamana Tamana19 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo62 kmUto Uto14 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi66 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno10 kmŌzu Ōzu19 kmMinamata Minamata71 kmAso Aso39 kmKikuchi Kikuchi23 kmMatsubase Matsubase18 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi92 kmAmakusa Amakusa61 kmArao Arao30 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 Kumamoto to Kyoto?

About 712 km by road (528 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).