Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Soo and Ibusuki.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 114 km | 2h 14min |
| 🚲 Bike | 114 km | 7h 36min |
| 🚶 On foot | 65 km | 13h 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.
Driving directions · Soo → Ibusuki
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 曽於広域農道(そお街道)
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 光神山諏訪方線501
- ←Turn left onto 国道10号10
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道220号220
- ←Turn left onto 国道10号10, 504
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 鹿児島
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 姶良, 鹿児島
- ↰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17
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 国道226号, 枕崎
- →Turn right onto 郡元鹿児島港線(産業道路)217
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 湯ノ郷橋
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 下里湊宮ヶ浜線238
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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).