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Tokyo → Karatsu

Tokyo → Saga
Straight line924 km
By road1,118 km
Driving time12h 43min
Fuel cost¥16,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Karatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,118 km12h 43min
🚲 Bike1,118 km74h 32min
🚶 On foot1,062 km221h 16min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Karatsu (Saga) is 924 km in a straight line, or 1,118 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥16,610. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Karatsu → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Karatsu

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511264 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505116 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 公園通り3512803 m1min
  6. ↗Turn slight right onto 甲州街道20190 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 甲州街道20240 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317610 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷出口1.4 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 三軒茶屋292 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 玉川通り2464.2 km4min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  14. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  23. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  29. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  31. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  32. ↰Keep left456.5 km5h 2min
  33. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  34. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  36. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.1 km4min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 下関港線57690 m1min
  42. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right51.7 km36min
  44. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  45. ←Turn left203 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  47. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  48. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  49. ←Turn left513 m1min
  50. →Turn right684 m1min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 糟屋ランプ入口4.8 km3min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線3.1 km2min
  53. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速環状線内回り110.8 km7min
  54. ↱Keep right onto 西九州自動車道, 国道497号27.0 km22min
  55. ↰Keep left274 m0min
  56. →Turn right993 m2min
  57. ←Turn left onto 国道202号2024.5 km4min
  58. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  59. ↑Continue onto 虹の松原線3475.8 km6min
  60. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  61. ←Turn left144 m0min
  62. →Turn right203 m0min
  63. ←Turn left548 m1min
  64. →Turn right100 m0min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県

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

Distances from Tokyo

Hachiōji Hachiōji33 kmMachida Machida27 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashimurayama Higashimurayama21 kmŌme Ōme42 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKokubunji Kokubunji20 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmFussa Fussa34 kmItsukaichi Itsukaichi43 kmHigashiyamato Higashiyamato25 km

Distances from Karatsu

Imari Imari18 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTaku Taku23 kmOgi Ogi28 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 kmSaga Saga39 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmTosu Tosu52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokyo to Karatsu?

About 1,118 km by road (924 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tokyo to Karatsu?

About 12h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥16,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).