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Minamikyushu → Fukuoka

Kagoshima → Fukuoka
Straight line250 km
By road312 km
Driving time4h 12min
Fuel cost¥4,630
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamikyushu and Fukuoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car312 km4h 12min
🚲 Bike312 km20h 47min
🚶 On foot288 km59h 59min

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 Minamikyushu (Kagoshima) to Fukuoka (Fukuoka) is 250 km in a straight line, or 312 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,630. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Fukuoka → Minamikyushu →

Driving directions · Minamikyushu → Fukuoka

  1. ↑Continue286 m1min
  2. →Turn right57 m0min
  3. ←Turn left48 m0min
  4. ←Turn left46 m0min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right724 m1min
  6. ←Turn left761 m2min
  7. ←Turn left355 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right2.2 km4min
  9. →Turn right59 m0min
  10. →Turn right111 m0min
  11. ←Turn left45 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 谷山知覧線2311.3 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 谷山知覧線231.8 km2min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線(産業道路)2194.6 km5min
  15. ←Turn left onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線2193.4 km4min
  16. ↰Keep left and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山, 有料道路指宿スカイライン, 頴娃144 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山7.7 km7min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward E3A南九州道225 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島市街65 m0min
  20. ←Turn left and drive toward 熊本, 宮崎, 空港266.0 km3h 21min
  21. ↰Keep left385 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right4.3 km3min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速2号太宰府線23.8 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 半道橋ランプ出口534 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto きよみ通り181 m0min
  26. →Turn right221 m0min
  27. ←Turn left72 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 福岡日田線112570 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 国道3号31.6 km1min
  30. ↱Keep right193 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県

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

Distances from Minamikyushu

Kagoshima Kagoshima26 kmKanoya Kanoya38 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai54 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki52 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi49 kmIzumi Izumi82 kmIbusuki Ibusuki22 kmKushikino Kushikino45 kmIjūin Ijūin31 kmAkune Akune78 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki16 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame15 kmKajiki Kajiki47 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara82 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata63 km

Distances from Fukuoka

Ōnojō Ōnojō9 kmKasuga Kasuga9 kmUmi Umi9 kmSasaguri Sasaguri13 kmShingū Shingū13 kmDazaifu Dazaifu14 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi15 kmKoga Koga16 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma19 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō20 kmFukutsu Fukutsu22 kmItoshima Itoshima22 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka25 kmMiyata Miyata25 kmIizuka Iizuka25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamikyushu to Fukuoka?

About 312 km by road (250 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Minamikyushu to Fukuoka?

About 4h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,630 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).