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Katsuyama → Kyoto

Fukui → Kyoto
Straight line134 km
By road176 km
Driving time2h 17min
Fuel cost¥2,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Katsuyama and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car176 km2h 17min
🚲 Bike176 km11h 44min
🚶 On foot154 km32h 5min

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 Katsuyama (Fukui) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 134 km in a straight line, or 176 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,610. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Katsuyama →

Driving directions · Katsuyama → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue119 m0min
  2. ←Turn left175 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 勝山丸岡線173.7 km3min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道416号416542 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道416号4164.2 km4min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道416号4163.4 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道416号4164.3 km4min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道364号3642.4 km2min
  9. ↑Continue354 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 中部縦貫自動車道E673.1 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left56.8 km34min
  12. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  13. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  16. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  17. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  21. ↱Keep right572 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 三条通1434.8 km5min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  28. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

禅の里福井県
西山公園福井県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県

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

Distances from Katsuyama

Fukui-shi Fukui-shi25 kmTakefu Takefu35 kmTsuruga Tsuruga61 kmSabae Sabae31 kmOno Ono9 kmMaruoka Maruoka23 kmObama Obama93 kmMikuni Mikuni36 kmAsahi Asahi35 kmAwara Awara33 kmSakai Sakai29 kmEchizen Echizen36 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 Katsuyama to Kyoto?

About 176 km by road (134 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).