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Yamatokōriyama → Kitakyushu

Nara → Fukuoka
Straight line460 km
By road562 km
Driving time7h 2min
Fuel cost¥8,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yamatokōriyama and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car562 km7h 2min
🚲 Bike562 km37h 29min
🚶 On foot529 km110h 8min

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 Yamatokōriyama (Nara) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 460 km in a straight line, or 562 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,350. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Yamatokōriyama →

Driving directions · Yamatokōriyama → Kitakyushu

  1. Continue onto 大和中央道108169 m0min
  2. Make a U-turn onto 大和中央道1085.3 km5min
  3. Turn left onto 24924912 m0min
  4. Turn right onto 大和郡山環状線2492.0 km2min
  5. Turn left320 m0min
  6. Turn right412 m1min
  7. Turn left23 m0min
  8. Turn right19 m0min
  9. Turn sharp left3.3 km4min
  10. Keep left onto 308308457 m0min
  11. Keep left6.8 km8min
  12. Keep left1.8 km2min
  13. Turn right865 m1min
  14. Turn left onto 石切大阪線1683.0 km3min
  15. Turn right onto 大阪中央環状線23.5 km4min
  16. Keep left165 m0min
  17. Keep right267 m1min
  18. Turn left1.8 km2min
  19. Turn right onto 国道479号線4794.1 km4min
  20. Turn right onto 国道479号47930 m0min
  21. Continue onto 国道479号線4791.5 km2min
  22. Keep left onto 国道479号線479308 m0min
  23. Keep left35 m0min
  24. Continue onto 豊中吹田線1453.8 km4min
  25. Turn right onto 国道176号176250 m0min
  26. Turn left94 m0min
  27. Turn right onto 曽根服部線642 m1min
  28. Turn left onto 勝部寺内線888 m1min
  29. Turn right onto 大阪池田線104.5 km4min
  30. Keep right292 m0min
  31. Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  32. Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  33. Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  34. Keep left1.6 km1min
  35. Keep right101 m0min
  36. Keep right5.1 km5min
  37. Keep left2.2 km2min
  38. Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  39. Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  40. Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  41. Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  42. Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  43. Turn slight right458 m1min
  44. Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  45. Keep left3.2 km3min
  46. Turn left235 m0min
  47. Turn right9 m0min
  48. Turn left697 m1min
  49. Turn right526 m1min
  50. Turn left25 m0min
  51. Turn right193 m0min
  52. Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  53. Turn right387 m1min
  54. Turn slight right81 m0min
  55. Turn sharp left201 m1min
  56. Keep left1.1 km3min
  57. Turn left85 m0min
  58. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yamatokōriyama to Kitakyushu?

About 562 km by road (460 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Yamatokōriyama to Kitakyushu?

About 7h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).