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Minato → Kitakyushu

Wakayama → Fukuoka
Straight line398 km
By road597 km
Driving time7h 28min
Fuel cost¥8,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minato and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car597 km7h 28min
🚲 Bike597 km39h 47min
🚶 On foot458 km95h 21min

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 Minato (Wakayama) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 398 km in a straight line, or 597 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,870. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Minato →

Driving directions · Minato → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue928 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 新和歌浦梅原線152.4 km2min
  3. ↗Turn slight right onto 北大通り24, 26708 m1min
  4. ↑Continue685 m1min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 北大通り27 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left2.3 km2min
  7. ←Turn left onto 有功天王線141501 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 小豆島船所線1391.6 km2min
  9. ←Turn left11.9 km10min
  10. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 自然田鳥取線261119 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 和歌山貝塚線644.1 km4min
  13. ←Turn left onto 大苗代岡田浦停車場線252881 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 泉佐野岩出線636.0 km5min
  15. ←Turn left511 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 大阪臨海線29713 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 泉佐野北入口29.0 km23min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速5号湾岸線510.3 km9min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎末広出口5-0712.6 km16min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎宝塚線4262 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right656 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left13.8 km12min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  25. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  26. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  28. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  34. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  35. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  36. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  37. ←Turn left235 m0min
  38. →Turn right9 m0min
  39. ←Turn left697 m1min
  40. →Turn right526 m1min
  41. ←Turn left25 m0min
  42. →Turn right193 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  44. →Turn right387 m1min
  45. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  46. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  47. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  48. ←Turn left85 m0min
  49. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

根来さくらの里和歌山県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
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 Minato

Wakayama Wakayama3 kmTanabe Tanabe57 kmHashimoto Hashimoto44 kmIwade Iwade16 kmKainan Kainan9 kmShingū Shingū94 kmGobō Gobō37 kmKōya Kōya43 kmArida Arida15 kmKinokawa Kinokawa25 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 Minato to Kitakyushu?

About 597 km by road (398 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).