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Hōryūji → Tokyo

Nara → Tokyo
Straight line379 km
By road464 km
Driving time4h 56min
Fuel cost¥6,890
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōryūji and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car464 km4h 56min
🚲 Bike464 km30h 56min
🚶 On foot435 km90h 43min

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 Hōryūji (Nara) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 379 km in a straight line, or 464 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,890. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Hōryūji →

Driving directions · Hōryūji → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue25 m0min
  2. →Turn right123 m0min
  3. →Turn right8 m0min
  4. ←Turn left85 m0min
  5. ↖Turn slight left23 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left260 m1min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 国道25号255.6 km7min
  8. ↑Continue onto 福住横田線1921.6 km2min
  9. →Turn right onto 福住横田線1921.3 km1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道169号169109 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 天理環状線51215 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道25号25192 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 天理環状線511.8 km2min
  14. ↑Continue onto 福住横田線1925.2 km5min
  15. ←Turn left onto 福住横田線192521 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道25号2529 m0min
  17. ←Turn left34.3 km21min
  18. ↰Keep left2.9 km3min
  19. ↰Keep left24.2 km15min
  20. ↱Keep right583 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right28.6 km17min
  22. ↰Keep left281 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right254.9 km2h 32min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  25. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口1.2 km1min
  31. ↱Keep right and drive toward 初台南出口1.1 km1min
  32. →Turn right onto 甲州街道20447 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 公園通り351285 m0min
  34. ↰Keep left155 m0min
  35. ↱Turn sharp right onto 南通り3502194 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511248 m0min
  37. ←Turn left36 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

大和路へぐり奈良県
針Ｔ・Ｒ・Ｓ奈良県
いが三重県
関宿三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
玉露の里静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県

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

Distances from Hōryūji

Nara-shi Nara-shi10 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi13 kmIkoma Ikoma9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmSakurai Sakurai16 kmGojō Gojō29 kmGose Gose18 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō26 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada11 kmŌuda Ōuda24 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi15 kmKashiba Kashiba9 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama3 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōryūji to Tokyo?

About 464 km by road (379 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hōryūji to Tokyo?

About 4h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).