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Shimabara → Kitakyushu

Nagasaki → Fukuoka
Straight line127 km
By road180 km
Driving time3h 1min
Fuel cost¥2,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimabara and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car180 km3h 1min
🚲 Bike180 km12h 0min
🚶 On foot146 km30h 25min

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 Shimabara (Nagasaki) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 127 km in a straight line, or 180 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,680. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Shimabara →

Driving directions · Shimabara → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue91 m0min
  2. ←Turn left50 m0min
  3. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  4. ↑Continue118 m0min
  5. ←Turn left21.0 km42min
  6. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.4 km4min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号50111.7 km10min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  9. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  10. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  18. ←Turn left77 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
  20. →Turn right350 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
  22. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  23. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  27. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  34. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  39. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  40. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  42. ←Turn left387 m1min
  43. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  44. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  45. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  46. ←Turn left85 m0min
  47. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みずなし本陣ふかえ長崎県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Shimabara

Nagasaki Nagasaki45 kmSasebo Sasebo74 kmIsahaya Isahaya31 kmŌmura Ōmura42 kmObita Obita45 kmTogitsu Togitsu49 kmFukuechō Fukuechō143 kmHirado Hirado100 kmMatsuura Matsuura88 kmTsushima Tsushima187 kmIki Iki126 kmGotō Gotō146 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara15 kmSaikai Saikai68 kmUnzen Unzen11 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 Shimabara to Kitakyushu?

About 180 km by road (127 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).