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Soo → Fukuoka

Kagoshima → Fukuoka
Straight line224 km
By road276 km
Driving time3h 31min
Fuel cost¥4,100
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Soo and Fukuoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car276 km3h 31min
🚲 Bike276 km18h 24min
🚶 On foot257 km53h 35min

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 Fukuoka (Fukuoka) is 224 km in a straight line, or 276 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,100. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Fukuoka → Soo →

Driving directions · Soo → Fukuoka

  1. ↑Continue370 m1min
  2. ←Turn left35 m0min
  3. →Turn right143 m0min
  4. ←Turn left44 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 曽於広域農道（そお街道）417 m1min
  6. ←Turn left2.2 km3min
  7. ↑Continue onto 末吉財部線500251 m0min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道269号2696.7 km10min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 26910.1 km13min
  10. ↰Keep left626 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 熊本, 鹿児島46.6 km31min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 九州自動車道 and drive toward えびの, 熊本196.7 km2h 23min
  13. ↰Keep left385 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right4.3 km3min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速2号太宰府線23.8 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 半道橋ランプ出口534 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto きよみ通り181 m0min
  18. →Turn right221 m0min
  19. ←Turn left72 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 福岡日田線112570 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道3号31.6 km1min
  22. ↱Keep right193 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

都城宮崎県
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

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 kmIbusuki Ibusuki56 kmKushikino Kushikino69 kmIjūin Ijūin56 kmAkune Akune85 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki77 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame69 kmKajiki Kajiki32 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara58 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata2 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 Soo to Fukuoka?

About 276 km by road (224 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

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