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Tsuruoka → Kitakyushu

Yamagata → Fukuoka
Straight line968 km
By road1,202 km
Driving time14h 19min
Fuel cost¥17,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,202 km14h 19min
🚲 Bike1,202 km80h 7min
🚶 On foot1,113 km231h 56min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 968 km in a straight line, or 1,202 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥17,860. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線349295 m0min
  2. ←Turn left3.9 km5min
  3. →Turn right34 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 羽州浜街道332671 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡バイパス71.4 km1min
  6. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  7. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道（無料区間）E711.7 km11min
  8. ↰Keep left347 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 菅野代堅苔沢線61794 m1min
  10. ↖Turn slight left553 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道7号722.9 km20min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  17. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  19. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  21. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8376.1 km3h 54min
  23. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  24. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  25. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  28. →Turn right318 m0min
  29. ←Turn left553 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  31. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  32. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  33. ↑Continue322 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  35. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  36. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  37. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  38. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  39. ↑Continue224 m0min
  40. →Turn right237 m0min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  42. →Turn right459 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  44. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  46. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  47. →Turn right523 m1min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  49. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  50. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  51. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  52. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
  53. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  54. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  55. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  56. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  57. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  58. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  59. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  60. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  61. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  62. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  63. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  64. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  65. ←Turn left235 m0min
  66. →Turn right9 m0min
  67. ←Turn left697 m1min
  68. →Turn right526 m1min
  69. ←Turn left25 m0min
  70. →Turn right193 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  72. →Turn right387 m1min
  73. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  74. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  75. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  76. ←Turn left85 m0min
  77. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あつみ山形県
笹川流れ新潟県
神林新潟県
豊栄新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県

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

Distances from Tsuruoka

Yamagata Yamagata72 kmSakata Sakata22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 kmTendō Tendō63 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmSagae Sagae55 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNagai Nagai71 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmYuza Yuza34 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmMurayama Murayama59 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 Tsuruoka to Kitakyushu?

About 1,202 km by road (968 km in a straight line).

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

About 14h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥17,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).