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Sayama → Kyoto

Saitama → Kyoto
Straight line344 km
By road450 km
Driving time5h 22min
Fuel cost¥6,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sayama and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car450 km5h 22min
🚲 Bike450 km29h 59min
🚶 On foot395 km82h 23min

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 Sayama (Saitama) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 344 km in a straight line, or 450 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,680. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Sayama →

Driving directions · Sayama → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue46 m0min
  2. →Turn right19 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 所沢狭山線50332 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 狭山市駅上諏訪線570 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 狭山市駅上諏訪線573 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 狭山市駅上諏訪線77 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 東京環状164.7 km5min
  8. ↰Keep left1.4 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left24.7 km21min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 中央自動車道 and take E20 toward 中央道, 新宿, 甲府344 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 中央自動車道 and take E20 toward 河口湖, 甲府21.8 km18min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 中央自動車道右ルートE208.8 km7min
  13. ↰Keep left3.3 km3min
  14. ↱Keep right22.2 km18min
  15. ↰Keep left and take 139 toward 河口湖, 富士吉田, 富士宮507 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right and take 139 toward 富士河口湖, 富士山430 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left8.9 km8min
  18. ←Turn left onto 717118.1 km16min
  19. ←Turn left onto 富士宮鳴沢線715.6 km5min
  20. →Turn right533 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 清水富士宮線753.1 km3min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 国道469号4693.1 km3min
  23. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線751.4 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 清水富士宮線755.5 km5min
  25. →Turn right onto 富士川身延線10, 75360 m0min
  26. ↗Turn slight right onto 富士川身延線10, 7553 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線75490 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 清水富士宮線757.4 km7min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道52号52351 m0min
  30. ←Turn left451 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right176.8 km1h 45min
  32. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  34. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  38. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  39. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  41. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  47. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  50. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  51. 🏁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
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
もっくる新城愛知県

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

Distances from Sayama

Saitama Saitama23 kmYono Yono20 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi27 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa8 kmKawagoe Kawagoe9 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya34 kmSōka Sōka35 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo22 kmKasukabe Kasukabe34 kmKumagaya Kumagaya31 kmAsaka Asaka18 kmShimotoda Shimotoda25 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki28 kmFukayachō Fukayachō40 kmSakado Sakado12 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 Sayama to Kyoto?

About 450 km by road (344 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).