Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kobe Airport and Kyoto.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 80 km | 1h 15min |
| 🚲 Bike | 80 km | 5h 18min |
| 🚶 On foot | 74 km | 15h 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 Kobe Airport (Hyōgo) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 64 km in a straight line, or 80 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,180. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kobe Airport → Kyoto
- ↑Continue
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto ポートアイランド東側臨港道路
- ↱Keep right onto 神戸港港島トンネル
- →Turn right onto 灘浜脇浜線
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 摩耶埠頭線491
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and take E1 toward 大阪空港E1
- ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E1
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口
- →Turn right onto 九条通り1
- ←Turn left onto 大宮通114
- →Turn right onto 花屋町通
- ↑Continue onto 堀川通37
- →Turn right onto 下立売通
- ←Turn left onto 油小路通
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Kobe Airport
Kobe Kobe7 kmHimeji Himeji52 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama13 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki19 kmAkashi Akashi20 kmKakogawachō-honmachi Kakogawachō-honmachi39 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka22 kmItami Itami23 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSandachō Sandachō28 kmAshiya Ashiya12 kmMiki Miki29 kmKariya Kariya78 kmOno Ono36 kmSasayama Sasayama48 km
Distances from Kyoto
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kobe Airport to Kyoto?
About 80 km by road (64 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kobe Airport to Kyoto?
About 1h 15min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).