How do you combine Kyoto and Wakayama?
Yes. Kyoto and Wakayama combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Kyoto and a full day in Wakayama, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Kyoto and Wakayama are only about 103 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Kyoto is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 39 km away; for Wakayama it is Kansai International Airport (KIX), about 23 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Kyoto
- 2 days
- Wakayama
- a full day
- Together
- 3 days · about 103 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Kyoto
- Kyoto Sumo Entertainment Show with Chicken Hot Pot and Geisha
- Award-Winning Authentic Ramen Making Experience in Kyoto
- PERFECT KYOTO 1-Day Bus Tour
- Kyoto Customized Private Tour in 1 Day with Licensed Guide
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.