Where a car takes you from Kyoto
These are the day trips from Kyoto on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Nara (Mochi-Pounding) An hour from Kyoto on the JR Nara Line
- Osaka (Kuidaore Day) 30 minutes from Kyoto on the JR Kyoto Line, Osaka's kuidaore eating-day
- Fushimi (Sake District) Kyoto's sake brewing district, 20 minutes south by Keihan
- Kobe (Wagyu Day) Kobe is 60 minutes south on the shinkansen from Kyoto
- Hieizan (Mount Hiei Shojin-Ryori) Mount Hiei rises northeast of Kyoto with the Enryakuji monastery on top
- Kibune (River Stream Dining) Kibune is the river-stream dining village an hour north of Kyoto
Booking a car in Kyoto
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 84.39 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Dollar, Enterprise
- Pick up at
- Kyoto Shinkansen Railway Station · Kyoto Train Station · Kyoto Railway Station · Kyoto Shijo Karasuma Station · Kyoto South Kusatsu Railway Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.