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Kochi → Kyoto

Kochi → Kyoto
Straight line261 km
By road327 km
Driving time4h 46min
Fuel cost¥4,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kochi and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car327 km4h 46min
🚲 Bike327 km21h 48min
🚶 On foot300 km62h 36min

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 Kochi (Kochi) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 261 km in a straight line, or 327 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,860. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kochi →

Driving directions · Kochi → Kyoto

  1. Continue485 m1min
  2. Keep right onto 梅ノ辻朝倉線274343 m1min
  3. Turn left47 m0min
  4. Turn right309 m0min
  5. Turn left onto 桂浜はりまや線34426 m1min
  6. Continue onto 国道32号支線32746 m1min
  7. Turn right onto 国道32号支線32161 m0min
  8. Turn left289 m0min
  9. Turn right292 m0min
  10. Turn left onto 後免中島高知線249309 m1min
  11. Turn right onto 後免中島高知線249971 m1min
  12. Turn left onto 高知北環状線44202 m0min
  13. Turn slight left onto 高知北環状線4413 m0min
  14. Turn sharp right onto 高知北環状線44687 m1min
  15. Keep left757 m1min
  16. Keep right55.3 km46min
  17. Keep right onto 徳島自動車道42.8 km39min
  18. Keep left587 m1min
  19. Turn right onto 国道438号438244 m0min
  20. Turn sharp left805 m1min
  21. Turn left onto 鳴門池田線122.3 km3min
  22. Continue onto 鳴門池田線125.0 km5min
  23. Turn left onto 鳴門池田線124.8 km4min
  24. Turn left onto 鳴門池田線1210.2 km9min
  25. Continue onto 鳴門池田線1210.0 km9min
  26. Turn left onto 鳴門池田線127.3 km7min
  27. Continue onto 徳島引田線1, 122.0 km3min
  28. Continue onto 鳴門池田線12154 m0min
  29. Turn left onto 板野インター線229527 m1min
  30. Keep right90.4 km1h 2min
  31. Keep left and take E93 toward 第二神明方面, 姫路, 神戸, 大阪459 m1min
  32. Keep left and drive toward 垂水, 出口56 m0min
  33. Keep right and drive toward 垂水, 出口712 m1min
  34. Turn left onto 長坂垂水線4887 m0min
  35. Make a U-turn onto 長坂垂水線488244 m0min
  36. Keep left onto 多井畑名谷線307 m1min
  37. Turn left onto 神戸加古川姫路線654.0 km5min
  38. Keep right onto 獅子堀清水谷線9 m0min
  39. Continue3.7 km4min
  40. Keep right onto 阪神高速31号神戸山手線 and drive toward 神戸長田311.0 km2min
  41. Continue onto 大開通り282.9 km4min
  42. Keep left297 m0min
  43. Continue onto 神戸明石線211.3 km2min
  44. Turn right onto トアロード42 m0min
  45. Turn sharp left onto 神戸明石線211.3 km2min
  46. Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32243 m0min
  47. Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-162.0 km2min
  48. Keep left and drive toward 摩耶13.0 km14min
  49. Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E134.0 km27min
  50. Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  51. Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  52. Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  53. Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  54. Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  55. Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  56. Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  57. Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  58. Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  59. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

南国風良里高知県
大杉高知県
霧の森愛媛県
三野徳島県
みまの里徳島県
貞光ゆうゆう館徳島県
藍ランドうだつ徳島県
第九の里徳島県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kochi to Kyoto?

About 327 km by road (261 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).