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Kōya → Kyoto

Wakayama → Kyoto
Straight line91 km
By road111 km
Driving time1h 37min
Fuel cost¥1,650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōya and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car111 km1h 37min
🚲 Bike111 km7h 25min
🚶 On foot104 km21h 42min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 91 km in a straight line, or 111 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,650. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Kōya →

Driving directions · Kōya → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue868 m2min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道371号37111.8 km10min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right74 m0min
  6. ↰Turn sharp left266 m1min
  7. →Turn right226 m0min
  8. ←Turn left245 m0min
  9. ←Turn left237 m0min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto 橋本五條線552.4 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 山内恋野線104747 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道24号24, 3702.2 km2min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24494 m0min
  14. →Turn right467 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 京奈和自動車道E2424.0 km17min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 大和御所道路247.8 km7min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 大和御所道路249.2 km10min
  18. ↰Keep left713 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 奈良生駒線1286 m0min
  20. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 木津平城線7512.0 km2min
  22. ←Turn left136 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto ならやま大通り720 m1min
  24. →Turn right2.1 km2min
  25. ←Turn left274 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left6 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right507 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道E246.9 km4min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道E244.6 km3min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道（京奈道路）354 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道（京奈道路）189 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 八幡木津線222.3 km2min
  33. ←Turn left onto 内里城陽線282311 m0min
  34. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  35. ↑Continue onto 八幡木津線22204 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道1号190 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right10.9 km8min
  38. ↱Keep right5.9 km8min
  39. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  42. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  43. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

レスティ 唐古・鍵奈良県

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

Distances from Kōya

Minato Minato43 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmHashimoto Hashimoto12 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmShingū Shingū63 kmGobō Gobō56 kmArida Arida49 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 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 Kōya to Kyoto?

About 111 km by road (91 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).