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Sōja → Kitakyushu

Okayama → Fukuoka
Straight line282 km
By road350 km
Driving time4h 10min
Fuel cost¥5,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sōja and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car350 km4h 10min
🚲 Bike350 km23h 21min
🚶 On foot324 km67h 29min

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 Sōja (Okayama) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 282 km in a straight line, or 350 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,200. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Sōja →

Driving directions · Sōja → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue375 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 水別総社線2721.6 km2min
  3. ←Turn left onto 清音真金線270, 272946 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 水別総社線2722.0 km2min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道429号4292.5 km2min
  6. →Turn right354 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right260.4 km2h 39min
  8. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  11. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  14. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  17. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  19. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  20. ←Turn left235 m0min
  21. →Turn right9 m0min
  22. ←Turn left697 m1min
  23. →Turn right526 m1min
  24. ←Turn left25 m0min
  25. →Turn right193 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  27. →Turn right387 m1min
  28. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  31. ←Turn left85 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

クロスロードみつぎ広島県
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 Sōja

Okayama Okayama17 kmKurashiki Kurashiki10 kmTsuyama Tsuyama48 kmTamano Tamano25 kmKasaoka Kasaoka29 kmIbara Ibara27 kmTakahashi Takahashi17 kmNiimi Niimi43 kmKamogatachō-kamogata Kamogatachō-kamogata21 kmMimasaka Mimasaka59 kmBizen Bizen46 kmAkaiwa Akaiwa29 kmManiwa Maniwa48 kmSetouchi Setouchi36 kmAsakuchi Asakuchi21 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 Sōja to Kitakyushu?

About 350 km by road (282 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).