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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).