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Jōsō → Kyoto

Ibaraki → Kyoto
Straight line397 km
By road506 km
Driving time5h 48min
Fuel cost¥7,520
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōsō and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car506 km5h 48min
🚲 Bike506 km33h 45min
🚶 On foot456 km95h 4min

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 Jōsō (Ibaraki) to Kyoto (Kyoto) is 397 km in a straight line, or 506 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,520. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Jōsō →

Driving directions · Jōsō → Kyoto

  1. ↑Continue151 m1min
  2. →Turn right298 m1min
  3. ←Turn left21 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right261 m1min
  5. ←Turn left2 m0min
  6. →Turn right191 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 鴻野山豊岡線134124 m0min
  8. ←Turn left222 m0min
  9. →Turn right456 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道354号3541.4 km2min
  11. →Turn right387 m0min
  12. →Turn right603 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線3574.5 km5min
  14. ↰Keep left650 m1min
  15. ↱Keep right and drive toward 東京30.8 km27min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  17. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  20. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り64.7 km4min
  21. →Turn right onto 永代通り1, 20655 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 内堀通り1, 201.0 km1min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 青山通り2464.7 km4min
  25. →Turn right onto 六本木通り246667 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 玉川通り and drive toward 三軒茶屋2465.0 km4min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  29. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  37. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  39. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  41. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  42. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪13.3 km9min
  43. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都東出口、山科788 m1min
  44. ↱Keep right194 m0min
  45. ↱Keep right329 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 三条通1434.5 km5min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線182382 m0min
  48. ↑Continue onto 仁王門通831 m1min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 仁王門通90 m0min
  50. →Turn right onto 東大路通181613 m1min
  51. ←Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  52. →Turn right onto 釜座通283 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 下立売通194 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 油小路通139 m0min
  55. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  56. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
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
菰野三重県

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

Distances from Jōsō

Mito Mito56 kmHitachi Hitachi88 kmTsukuba Tsukuba22 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka65 kmKatsuta Katsuta64 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki25 kmToride Toride19 kmUshiku Ushiku17 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi62 kmShimodate Shimodate30 kmKoga Koga27 kmMoriya Moriya12 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmYūki Yūki30 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki109 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 Jōsō to Kyoto?

About 506 km by road (397 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,520 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).