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Sakai → Kitakyushu

Fukui → Fukuoka
Straight line549 km
By road701 km
Driving time8h 37min
Fuel cost¥10,420
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car701 km8h 37min
🚲 Bike701 km46h 46min
🚶 On foot631 km131h 34min

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 Sakai (Fukui) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 549 km in a straight line, or 701 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,420. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue onto 春江川西線102688 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 福井加賀線54.7 km4min
  3. ↰Keep left onto 森田停車場中角線126473 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 森田停車場中角線126775 m1min
  5. ↑Continue168 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 福井丸岡線301.1 km1min
  7. ↰Keep left2.7 km3min
  8. ↑Continue onto 福井停車場米松線128386 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道8号81.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号8387 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道158号1582.1 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left482 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right51.7 km31min
  14. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  15. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  16. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  19. →Turn right318 m0min
  20. ←Turn left553 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  22. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  23. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  24. ↑Continue322 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  26. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  27. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  29. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  30. ↑Continue224 m0min
  31. →Turn right237 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  33. →Turn right459 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  35. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  38. →Turn right523 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  40. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  42. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  43. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
  44. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  45. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  47. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  50. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  53. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  54. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  55. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  56. ←Turn left235 m0min
  57. →Turn right9 m0min
  58. ←Turn left697 m1min
  59. →Turn right526 m1min
  60. ←Turn left25 m0min
  61. →Turn right193 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  63. →Turn right387 m1min
  64. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  65. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  66. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  67. ←Turn left85 m0min
  68. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

西山公園福井県
三方五湖福井県
若狭おばま福井県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県

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

Distances from Sakai

Fukui-shi Fukui-shi10 kmTakefu Takefu27 kmTsuruga Tsuruga57 kmSabae Sabae22 kmOno Ono32 kmMaruoka Maruoka7 kmObama Obama83 kmKatsuyama Katsuyama29 kmMikuni Mikuni9 kmAsahi Asahi20 kmAwara Awara8 kmEchizen Echizen29 km

Distances from Kitakyushu

Nakama Nakama14 kmKanda Kanda14 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmMiyata Miyata24 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka24 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmTsuiki Tsuiki26 kmMunakata Munakata28 kmKawasaki Kawasaki28 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmShiida Shiida29 kmFukutsu Fukutsu34 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmKama Kama37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Kitakyushu?

About 701 km by road (549 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,420 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).