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Jōyō → Kitakyushu

Kyoto → Fukuoka
Straight line468 km
By road561 km
Driving time6h 51min
Fuel cost¥8,340
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōyō and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car561 km6h 51min
🚲 Bike561 km37h 25min
🚶 On foot538 km112h 4min

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 Jōyō (Kyoto) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 468 km in a straight line, or 561 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,340. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Jōyō →

Driving directions · Jōyō → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue1.1 km2min
  2. ↱Keep right141 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 上狛城陽線701.0 km1min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道24号24569 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 城陽宇治線692.2 km2min
  6. ←Turn left onto 八幡城陽線2812.6 km3min
  7. ↗Turn slight right488 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right126 m0min
  9. ←Turn left9 m0min
  10. ←Turn left331 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 宇治淀線153.6 km5min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道478号478130 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right2.8 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left456.5 km5h 2min
  16. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  25. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  27. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  28. ←Turn left235 m0min
  29. →Turn right9 m0min
  30. ←Turn left697 m1min
  31. →Turn right526 m1min
  32. ←Turn left25 m0min
  33. →Turn right193 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  35. →Turn right387 m1min
  36. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  39. ←Turn left85 m0min
  40. 🏁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)

Distances from Jōyō

Kyoto Kyoto20 kmUji Uji5 kmKameoka Kameoka27 kmMaizuru Maizuru80 kmKamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku21 kmYawata Yawata10 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama81 kmTanabe Tanabe4 kmMukō Mukō16 kmArashiyama Arashiyama22 kmAyabe Ayabe72 kmMiyazu Miyazu95 kmNagaoka Nagaoka14 kmKizugawa Kizugawa12 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe6 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 Jōyō to Kitakyushu?

About 561 km by road (468 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,340 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).