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Yanai → Kitakyushu

Yamaguchi → Fukuoka
Straight line117 km
By road157 km
Driving time2h 18min
Fuel cost¥2,330
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yanai and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car157 km2h 18min
🚲 Bike157 km10h 26min
🚶 On foot135 km28h 9min

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 Yanai (Yamaguchi) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 117 km in a straight line, or 157 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,330. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Yanai →

Driving directions · Yanai → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue74 m0min
  2. →Turn right100 m0min
  3. ←Turn left302 m1min
  4. ↑Continue195 m0min
  5. →Turn right121 m0min
  6. ←Turn left82 m0min
  7. →Turn right988 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 柳井玖珂線70232 m0min
  9. ↑Continue1.8 km2min
  10. →Turn right713 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道2.5 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  14. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  15. ↑Continue onto 下松田布施線63, 684.7 km4min
  16. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  18. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right54.3 km33min
  21. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  22. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  24. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  30. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  32. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  33. ←Turn left235 m0min
  34. →Turn right9 m0min
  35. ←Turn left697 m1min
  36. →Turn right526 m1min
  37. ←Turn left25 m0min
  38. →Turn right193 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  40. →Turn right387 m1min
  41. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  43. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  44. ←Turn left85 m0min
  45. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Distances from Yanai

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki108 kmUbe Ube80 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi65 kmHōfu Hōfu52 kmIwakuni Iwakuni24 kmTokuyama Tokuyama29 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu23 kmHikari Hikari15 kmOnoda Onoda86 kmHagi Hagi81 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō68 kmNagato Nagato96 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki105 kmMine Mine87 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda89 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 Yanai to Kitakyushu?

About 157 km by road (117 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,330 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).