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Kawasaki → Kyoto

Kanagawa → Kyoto
Straight line364 km
By road449 km
Driving time4h 57min
Fuel cost¥6,670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car449 km4h 57min
🚲 Bike449 km29h 56min
🚶 On foot418 km87h 10min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 364 km in a straight line, or 449 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,670. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue26 m0min
  2. ←Turn left143 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 新川通り10116 m0min
  5. ←Turn left46 m0min
  6. ←Turn left89 m0min
  7. →Turn right226 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り661 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 産業道路61.4 km2min
  10. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left and take E83, E1, K7 toward 第三京浜, 東名15.2 km17min
  12. ↰Keep left960 m2min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路E144.1 km29min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  16. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  22. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  23. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  31. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  34. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  35. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県

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

Distances from Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmOdawara Odawara59 kmHadano Hadano48 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmZama Zama30 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmZushi Zushi28 kmMiura Miura43 kmŌiso Ōiso43 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 Kawasaki to Kyoto?

About 449 km by road (364 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).