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Kōfu → Kyoto

Yamanashi → Kyoto
Straight line265 km
By road371 km
Driving time4h 20min
Fuel cost¥5,510
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōfu and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car371 km4h 20min
🚲 Bike371 km24h 42min
🚶 On foot305 km63h 27min

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 Kōfu (Yamanashi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 265 km in a straight line, or 371 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,510. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kōfu →

Driving directions · Kōfu → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue onto 甲府韮崎線6153 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 甲府韮崎線6523 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 平和通り521.5 km1min
  4. →Turn right onto 遊亀通り (Yuki-dori)36.0 km5min
  5. →Turn right511 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 甲府市川三郷線3546 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 甲府市川三郷線31.3 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 韮崎南アルプス中央線12765 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 富士川南アルプス線262.9 km3min
  10. ↑Continue onto 国道140号1401.4 km1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 甲西道路52624 m1min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left425 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left9.0 km8min
  14. ↰Keep left3.7 km3min
  15. ↰Keep left560 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 中部横断自動車道E5244.8 km42min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 中部横断自動車道E52540 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 中部横断自動車道167.4 km1h 40min
  19. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  21. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  25. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  34. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  37. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

とよとみ山梨県
富士川山梨県
みのぶ・富士川観光センター山梨県
なんぶ山梨県
とみざわ山梨県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県

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

Distances from Kōfu

Fujiyoshida Fujiyoshida33 kmHokuto Hokuto24 kmRyūō Ryūō6 kmNirasaki Nirasaki11 kmŌtsuki Ōtsuki37 kmIsawa Isawa6 kmUenohara Uenohara50 kmEnzan Enzan16 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko23 kmTsuru Tsuru34 kmChūō Chūō10 kmMinami-Alps Minami-Alps11 kmFuefuki Fuefuki7 kmYamanashi Yamanashi12 kmKai Kai6 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 Kōfu to Kyoto?

About 371 km by road (265 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,510 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).