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Soo → Ibusuki

Kagoshima → Kagoshima
Straight line56 km
By road114 km
Driving time2h 14min
Fuel cost¥1,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Soo and Ibusuki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car114 km2h 14min
🚲 Bike114 km7h 36min
🚶 On foot65 km13h 27min

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 Soo (Kagoshima) to Ibusuki (Kagoshima) is 56 km in a straight line, or 114 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 14min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,690. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ibusuki → Soo →

Driving directions · Soo → Ibusuki

  1. ↑Continue242 m0min
  2. ↑Continue168 m0min
  3. →Turn right23 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 曽於広域農道（そお街道）640 m1min
  5. ←Turn left3.0 km4min
  6. ←Turn left onto 光神山諏訪方線5013.4 km3min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道10号1013.3 km18min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left1.5 km3min
  9. ↰Keep left1.8 km4min
  10. →Turn right131 m0min
  11. ←Turn left171 m0min
  12. →Turn right207 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道220号220418 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10, 504219 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left497 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left and drive toward 鹿児島12.2 km12min
  17. ↰Keep left and drive toward 姶良, 鹿児島36.2 km32min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 指宿スカイライン 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17363 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left and drive toward 国道226号, 枕崎3.7 km4min
  20. →Turn right onto 郡元鹿児島港線(産業道路)21732.0 km44min
  21. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  22. →Turn right onto 湯ノ郷橋1.1 km1min
  23. ←Turn left212 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 下里湊宮ヶ浜線238750 m1min
  25. ←Turn left90 m0min
  26. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

すえよし鹿児島県
喜入鹿児島県
いぶすき鹿児島県

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

Distances from Soo

Kagoshima Kagoshima43 kmKanoya Kanoya32 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai68 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki23 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi26 kmIzumi Izumi76 kmKushikino Kushikino69 kmIjūin Ijūin56 kmAkune Akune85 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki77 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame69 kmKajiki Kajiki32 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara58 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata2 kmTarumizu Tarumizu33 km

Distances from Ibusuki

Minamikyushu Minamikyushu22 kmKanoya Kanoya25 kmTarumizu Tarumizu28 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki32 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame38 kmKagoshima Kagoshima38 kmMinamisatsuma Minamisatsuma39 kmHioki Hioki48 kmIjūin Ijūin49 kmShibushi Shibushi51 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi54 kmKajiki Kajiki56 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki57 kmKirishima Kirishima58 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata58 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Soo to Ibusuki?

About 114 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Soo to Ibusuki?

About 2h 14min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).