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Kōshi → Kitakyushu

Kumamoto → Fukuoka
Straight line107 km
By road146 km
Driving time2h 0min
Fuel cost¥2,160
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōshi and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car146 km2h 0min
🚲 Bike146 km9h 43min
🚶 On foot123 km25h 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 Kōshi (Kumamoto) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 107 km in a straight line, or 146 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,160. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Kōshi →

Driving directions · Kōshi → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue285 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 大津植木線30714 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 大津植木線306.7 km6min
  4. ←Turn left121 m0min
  5. ←Turn left56.6 km38min
  6. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  18. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  23. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  24. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  26. ←Turn left387 m1min
  27. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  29. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  30. ←Turn left85 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

泗水熊本県
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
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県

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

Distances from Kōshi

Kumamoto Kumamoto12 kmHonmachi Honmachi46 kmTamana Tamana20 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo75 kmUto Uto25 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi75 kmYamaga Yamaga16 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno8 kmŌzu Ōzu9 kmMinamata Minamata83 kmAso Aso29 kmKikuchi Kikuchi11 kmMatsubase Matsubase29 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi105 kmAmakusa Amakusa73 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 Kōshi to Kitakyushu?

About 146 km by road (107 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,160 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).