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Kitakyushu → Kyoto

Fukuoka → Kyoto
Straight line468 km
By road562 km
Driving time6h 47min
Fuel cost¥8,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car562 km6h 47min
🚲 Bike562 km37h 27min
🚶 On foot538 km112h 4min

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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 468 km in a straight line, or 562 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,350. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue85 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.3 km4min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right81 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left387 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  6. →Turn right193 m0min
  7. ←Turn left25 m0min
  8. →Turn right526 m1min
  9. ←Turn left943 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道3号32.6 km2min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 砂津長浜町１号線9.8 km13min
  12. ↱Keep right461 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3776 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道3号310.5 km12min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  26. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  29. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  32. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
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 Kitakyushu

Fukuoka Fukuoka49 kmKurume Kurume67 kmŌmuta Ōmuta98 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi50 kmŌnojō Ōnojō49 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmDazaifu Dazaifu48 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō68 kmKoga Koga38 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmNakama Nakama14 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmAmagi Amagi52 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 Kitakyushu to Kyoto?

About 562 km by road (468 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).