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Kawagoe → Kyoto

Saitama → Kyoto
Straight line352 km
By road459 km
Driving time5h 32min
Fuel cost¥6,820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawagoe and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car459 km5h 32min
🚲 Bike459 km30h 35min
🚶 On foot405 km84h 17min

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 Kawagoe (Saitama) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 352 km in a straight line, or 459 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,820. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kawagoe →

Driving directions · Kawagoe → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue9 m0min
  2. ←Turn left61 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 三番町通り275 m0min
  4. ↑Continue115 m0min
  5. ↑Continue450 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left336 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 東京環状165.8 km6min
  8. ←Turn left361 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 中新田入間川線3401.5 km1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 中新田入間川線3401.4 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 東京環状164.9 km5min
  12. ↰Keep left1.4 km1min
  13. ↰Keep left24.7 km21min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 中央自動車道 and take E20 toward 中央道, 新宿, 甲府344 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 中央自動車道 and take E20 toward 河口湖, 甲府21.8 km18min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 中央自動車道右ルートE208.8 km7min
  17. ↰Keep left3.3 km3min
  18. ↱Keep right22.2 km18min
  19. ↰Keep left and take 139 toward 河口湖, 富士吉田, 富士宮507 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right and take 139 toward 富士河口湖, 富士山430 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left8.9 km8min
  22. ←Turn left onto 717118.1 km16min
  23. ←Turn left onto 富士宮鳴沢線715.6 km5min
  24. →Turn right533 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 清水富士宮線753.1 km3min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 国道469号4693.1 km3min
  27. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線751.4 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 清水富士宮線755.5 km5min
  29. →Turn right onto 富士川身延線10, 75360 m0min
  30. ↗Turn slight right onto 富士川身延線10, 7553 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線75490 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線757.4 km7min
  33. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道52号52351 m0min
  34. ←Turn left451 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right176.8 km1h 45min
  36. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  37. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  39. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  40. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  42. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  43. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  47. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  48. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  50. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  51. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  52. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  53. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  54. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  55. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

つる山梨県
富士吉田山梨県
かつやま山梨県
なるさわ山梨県
朝霧高原静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県

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

Distances from Kawagoe

Saitama Saitama15 kmYono Yono14 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi23 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya27 kmSōka Sōka29 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo14 kmKasukabe Kasukabe25 kmSayama Sayama9 kmKumagaya Kumagaya27 kmAsaka Asaka16 kmShimotoda Shimotoda21 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki20 kmFukayachō Fukayachō37 kmSakado Sakado10 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 Kawagoe to Kyoto?

About 459 km by road (352 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).