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Karatsu → Kyoto

Saga → Kyoto
Straight line559 km
By road675 km
Driving time7h 58min
Fuel cost¥10,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Karatsu and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car675 km7h 58min
🚲 Bike675 km45h 0min
🚶 On foot643 km134h 3min

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 Karatsu (Saga) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 559 km in a straight line, or 675 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 58min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,030. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Karatsu →

Driving directions · Karatsu → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue100 m0min
  2. ←Turn left548 m1min
  3. →Turn right203 m0min
  4. ←Turn left144 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  6. ←Turn left onto 3473475.8 km6min
  7. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道202号202, 323266 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道202号202228 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路2024.1 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left654 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路202, E3512.6 km12min
  13. ↱Keep right13.8 km9min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速環状線外回り10.8 km7min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号線16.1 km4min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線15.2 km4min
  17. →Turn right46 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 町川原福岡線5044.2 km4min
  19. →Turn right80 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 米多比谷山古賀線53663 m0min
  21. ←Turn left259 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 筑紫野古賀線35268 m0min
  23. →Turn right698 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left66.8 km47min
  25. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  41. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  42. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  44. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  45. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  46. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  48. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  49. 🏁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

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

Distances from Karatsu

Saga Saga39 kmTosu Tosu52 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmTaku Taku23 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmOgi Ogi28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmImari Imari18 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 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 Karatsu to Kyoto?

About 675 km by road (559 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 58min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).