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Kitakyushu → Arashiyama

Fukuoka → Kyoto
Straight line461 km
By road560 km
Driving time6h 49min
Fuel cost¥8,320
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Arashiyama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car560 km6h 49min
🚲 Bike560 km37h 21min
🚶 On foot530 km110h 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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) to Arashiyama (Kyoto) is 461 km in a straight line, or 560 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 49min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,320. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Arashiyama → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Arashiyama

  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 right454.9 km5h 0min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 高槻IC968 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 高槻IC1.9 km2min
  29. →Turn right277 m1min
  30. →Turn right137 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 西京高槻線672.0 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 西京高槻線674.5 km5min
  33. ↑Continue882 m1min
  34. ↗Turn slight right onto 奥海印寺納所線20438 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 大山崎大枝線10, 6785 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 大山崎大枝線10196 m0min
  37. →Turn right424 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 大山崎大枝線10972 m1min
  39. ↑Continue onto 文化センター通り2.1 km2min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 文化センター通り751 m1min
  41. →Turn right onto 大原野道, 柚原向日線733429 m0min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left onto 中山向日線2052.0 km2min
  43. ↑Continue onto 福西東通, 中山向日線205410 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 桂バイパス91.3 km2min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 山陰道9621 m1min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 宇多野嵐山山田線293.4 km3min
  47. ←Turn left onto 宇多野嵐山山田線29772 m1min
  48. 🏁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
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 Arashiyama

Mukō Mukō6 kmKyoto Kyoto7 kmKamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku7 kmKameoka Kameoka9 kmNagaoka Nagaoka9 kmYawata Yawata16 kmUji Uji18 kmNantan Nantan20 kmJōyō Jōyō22 kmTanabe Tanabe23 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe25 kmKizugawa Kizugawa34 kmAyabe Ayabe50 kmMaizuru Maizuru58 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama60 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Arashiyama?

About 560 km by road (461 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 49min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,320 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).