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Minamishimabara → Kitakyushu

Nagasaki → Fukuoka
Straight line142 km
By road198 km
Driving time3h 22min
Fuel cost¥2,950
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamishimabara and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car198 km3h 22min
🚲 Bike198 km13h 14min
🚶 On foot163 km33h 57min

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 Minamishimabara (Nagasaki) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 142 km in a straight line, or 198 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,950. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Minamishimabara →

Driving directions · Minamishimabara → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue86 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left32 m0min
  3. ←Turn left538 m1min
  4. ←Turn left239 m0min
  5. ←Turn left46 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 島原半島広域農道（雲仙グリーンロード）8.4 km10min
  7. ↱Keep right948 m1min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left761 m2min
  9. →Turn right85 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left328 m1min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道251号2512.6 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto がまだすロード4.6 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道251号251704 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道57号57, 251740 m1min
  15. →Turn right102 m0min
  16. ↑Continue118 m0min
  17. ←Turn left21.0 km42min
  18. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.4 km4min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号50111.7 km10min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  21. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  22. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  24. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  27. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  30. ←Turn left77 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
  32. →Turn right350 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
  34. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  39. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  40. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  46. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  50. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  51. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  52. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  54. ←Turn left387 m1min
  55. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  56. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  57. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  58. ←Turn left85 m0min
  59. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みずなし本陣ふかえ長崎県
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
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Minamishimabara

Nagasaki Nagasaki37 kmSasebo Sasebo75 kmIsahaya Isahaya28 kmŌmura Ōmura40 kmObita Obita39 kmShimabara Shimabara15 kmTogitsu Togitsu43 kmFukuechō Fukuechō133 kmHirado Hirado102 kmMatsuura Matsuura92 kmTsushima Tsushima193 kmIki Iki134 kmGotō Gotō137 kmSaikai Saikai65 kmUnzen Unzen11 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 Minamishimabara to Kitakyushu?

About 198 km by road (142 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).