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Aso → Kyoto

Kumamoto → Kyoto
Straight line489 km
By road618 km
Driving time9h 39min
Fuel cost¥9,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Aso and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car618 km9h 39min
🚲 Bike618 km41h 11min
🚶 On foot562 km117h 8min

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 Aso (Kumamoto) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 489 km in a straight line, or 618 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,180. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Aso →

Driving directions · Aso → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue46 m0min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 阿蘇停車場線30726 m0min
  3. ←Turn left152 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道57号57238 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道212号2125.1 km4min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道212号21219.6 km17min
  7. →Turn right143 m0min
  8. →Turn right737 m1min
  9. ↗Turn slight right153 m0min
  10. ←Turn left151 m0min
  11. →Turn right87 m0min
  12. ←Turn left109 m0min
  13. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  14. ↰Keep left158 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道442号442176 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道387号38720.3 km17min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道210号210, 3873.1 km3min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道387号38714.1 km12min
  19. →Turn right940 m2min
  20. ↖Turn slight left755 m2min
  21. ↱Keep right1.2 km2min
  22. ←Turn left2.0 km4min
  23. ↑Continue onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 2136.4 km6min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道213号21326.8 km23min
  27. ←Turn left onto 竹田津港線52248.0 km2h 38min
  28. ↖Turn slight left69 m0min
  29. →Turn right94 m0min
  30. ←Turn left126 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 遠石江口線3.2 km3min
  34. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線24 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  36. ←Turn left86 m0min
  37. →Turn right59 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 久米線1.6 km2min
  39. ↱Keep right413.4 km4h 35min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  42. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  43. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  45. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  46. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  49. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  50. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

阿蘇熊本県
小国熊本県
童話の里 くす大分県
いんない大分県
くにみ大分県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県

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

Distances from Aso

Kumamoto Kumamoto39 kmHonmachi Honmachi66 kmTamana Tamana47 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo101 kmUto Uto48 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 kmYamaga Yamaga38 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno37 kmŌzu Ōzu20 kmMinamata Minamata102 kmKikuchi Kikuchi25 kmMatsubase Matsubase50 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi129 kmAmakusa Amakusa99 kmArao Arao59 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 Aso to Kyoto?

About 618 km by road (489 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).