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Kawasaki → Kyoto

Fukuoka → Kyoto
Straight line480 km
By road596 km
Driving time6h 59min
Fuel cost¥8,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car596 km6h 59min
🚲 Bike596 km39h 44min
🚶 On foot552 km115h 0min

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 (Fukuoka) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 480 km in a straight line, or 596 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 59min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,860. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue77 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 田川桑野線67975 m1min
  3. ←Turn left591 m1min
  4. ←Turn left118 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3222.7 km2min
  6. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  13. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  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.

おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県
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

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

Distances from Kawasaki

Fukuoka Fukuoka37 kmKitakyushu Kitakyushu28 kmKurume Kurume42 kmŌmuta Ōmuta72 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi30 kmŌnojō Ōnojō32 kmIizuka Iizuka13 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi21 kmDazaifu Dazaifu29 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō57 kmKoga Koga36 kmNōgata Nōgata18 kmTagawa Tagawa4 kmNakama Nakama26 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma37 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 596 km by road (480 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 59min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).