Internal Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City - National Route 9 - Kutsukake Interchange - Kyoto Jukan Expressway - Tanba Interchange - National Route 9 - National Route 27 - Ayabeankokuji Interchange - Kyoto-Jukan Expressway - Miyazu-Amanohashidate Interchange - Kyoto Prefectural Road 9 Ayabe Oe Miyazu Route - Internal Miyazu City - National Route 178 - National Route 312 - National Route 482 - Internal-Kyotango City

When Kyoto Kotsu began the operation, the route was belonged to the national highway main route bus service.

October 21, 2008: As they had switched the National Highway 27 route, which connected Ayabe Ankoku-ji Interchange and Kyo Tanba-wachi Interchange, to the new Kyoto Jukan Expressway route, which connected the same two bus stops, they abolished Ayabe Ohashi Bus Stop of the former route.

Internal Minami Ward, Kyoto City – Kuzebashi-dori – National Highway 9 – Kutsukake Interchange – Kyoto Jukan Expressway – Tanba Interchange – National Highway 9 – National Highway 27 – Kyo-Tanba-wachi Interchange – Kyoto Jukan Expressway – Ayabe Ankoku-ji Interchange – National Highway 27 – Internal Maizuru City

National Route 423 - (Suita Interchange) - Meishin Expressway - (Kyoto Minami Interchange) - National Route 1 - (Kyoto Minami Interchange) - (Maibara Junction) - Hokuriku Expressway - (Niigatanishi Interchange) - National Route 116 Nigata Bypass, National Route 8 Nigata Bypass - (Meike Interchange)

The present-day National Route 163 follows the route of Kiyotaki-kaido Road, connecting Osaka and Kizugawa City area.

At Moriguchi-shuku the Kyo-kaido Road branches off from the Moriguchi-kaido Road, which then runs alongside Keihan Main Line railway up to Owada Station and crosses National Route 163 to the west of the Sumoto intersection.

It then runs to the south of the national route, before merging with National Route 163 at the Shitomiyanishi intersection.

Immediately after passing National Route 170, the Moriguchi-kaido Road branches off to the north at the Shitomiyahigasi intersection.

"The road branches off from National Route 2 (Kyo-kaido Road) at Oaza Moriguchi, Moriguchi-cho, Kitakawachi County and connects Kadoma Village, Owada Village, Shinomiya Village, Neyagawa Village and other villages in Kitakawachi County.

The road continues east, sometimes joining the national route and sometimes veering away from it, merging with the Nara-kaido Road on National Route 24 at Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Shitomiya intersection (junction of Osaka ring road and National Route 170)

Amano-gawa River, Osaka Prefecture (crossing National Route 168 at the eastern end of Kitatahara-ohashi Bridge)

Kizu intersection (junction of National Route 24 and Nara-kaido Road)

Kyoto Station - (general road) - Kyoto Minami Interchange - (Meishin Expressway) - Meishin-Oyamazaki Bus Stop - (Meishin Expressway) - Meishin-Takatsuki Bus Stop - (Meishin Expressway) - Suita Junction - (Chugoku Expressway) - Kobe Junction - (Sanyo Expressway) - Miki Junction - (Sanyo Expressway) - Kobenishi Interchange - (Kobe Awaji Naruto Jidoshado Expressway) - Naruto Interchange - (Takamatsu Expressway) - Narutonishi Bus Stop - (Takamatsu Expressway) - Kosoku-Hiketa Bus Stop - (Takamatsu Expressway) - Kosoku-Ouchi Bus Stop - (Takamatsu Expressway) - Tsudahigashi Interchange - (Takamatsu Expressway [East Takamatsu Road]) - Kosoku-Tsuda Bus Stop - (Takamatsu Expressway [East Takamatsu Road]) - Kosoku-Shido Bus Stop - (Takamatsu Expressway [East Takamatsu Road]) - Kosoku-Miki Bus Stop - (Takamatsu Expressway [East Takamatsu Road]) - Takamatsuhigashi Interchange (East Takamatsu Interchange) - (Takamatsu Expressway) - Takamatsuchuo Interchange (Central Takamatsu Interchange) - (general road) - Takamatsuchuo Interchange Bus Terminal - (general road and National Route 11) - Yume Town Takamatsu - (National Route 11) - Ritsurin Garden Mae - (National Route 11) - Kencho-dori (Prefectural office street) - (National Route 11 and 30) - JR Takamatsu Station

Most of the section of this road is designated as the National Highway No. 423, while some section in Kameoka City is designated as the National Highway No. 372.

The start point: Kibe-cho, Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture (the intersection of the National Highway No. 173, Nose-Kaido Road)

(Refer to the article for the tunnels of the old National Road No. 162, including the details of the former Fukami-zuido Tunnel.)

The Fukami Tunnel is the tunnel for the National Road No. 162, running directly beneath the Fukami Pass.

The traffic volume of this tunnel is very high as it was built for the National Road No. 162, the trunk road connecting Fukui Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture.