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Satsumasendai → Fukuoka

Kagoshima → Fukuoka
Straight line198 km
By road248 km
Driving time3h 19min
Fuel cost¥3,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Satsumasendai and Fukuoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car248 km3h 19min
🚲 Bike248 km16h 32min
🚶 On foot228 km47h 33min

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 Satsumasendai (Kagoshima) to Fukuoka (Fukuoka) is 198 km in a straight line, or 248 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,680. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Fukuoka → Satsumasendai →

Driving directions · Satsumasendai → Fukuoka

  1. ↑Continue161 m0min
  2. ←Turn left43 m0min
  3. →Turn right280 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道3号3690 m1min
  5. →Turn right102 m0min
  6. ↖Turn slight left188 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道267号2675.0 km6min
  8. ←Turn left onto 東郷西方港線3393.3 km3min
  9. →Turn right4.8 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 阿久根東郷線4613.1 km15min
  11. →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線3685.6 km6min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道504号50433 m0min
  13. →Turn right399 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 荒崎田代線36828 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線3681.5 km1min
  16. →Turn right253 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left400 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 南九州西回り自動車道（出水阿久根道路）E3A6.3 km6min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道328号328154 m0min
  20. →Turn right265 m1min
  21. ←Turn left159 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right556 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道3号3518 m1min
  24. ←Turn left17 m0min
  25. →Turn right229 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道3号318 m0min
  27. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道3号313.5 km13min
  29. ←Turn left904 m1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 南九州自動車道（芦北出水道路）E3A175.6 km2h 3min
  31. ↰Keep left385 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right4.3 km3min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速2号太宰府線23.8 km2min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 半道橋ランプ出口534 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto きよみ通り181 m0min
  36. →Turn right221 m0min
  37. ←Turn left72 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 福岡日田線112570 m1min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道3号31.6 km1min
  40. ↱Keep right193 m0min
  41. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みなまた熊本県
芦北でこぽん熊本県
たのうら熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県

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

Distances from Satsumasendai

Kagoshima Kagoshima37 kmKanoya Kanoya71 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki45 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi42 kmIzumi Izumi30 kmIbusuki Ibusuki73 kmKushikino Kushikino12 kmIjūin Ijūin24 kmAkune Akune24 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki61 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame45 kmKajiki Kajiki36 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara41 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata70 kmTarumizu Tarumizu53 km

Distances from Fukuoka

Ōnojō Ōnojō9 kmKasuga Kasuga9 kmUmi Umi9 kmSasaguri Sasaguri13 kmShingū Shingū13 kmDazaifu Dazaifu14 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi15 kmKoga Koga16 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma19 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō20 kmFukutsu Fukutsu22 kmItoshima Itoshima22 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka25 kmMiyata Miyata25 kmIizuka Iizuka25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Satsumasendai to Fukuoka?

About 248 km by road (198 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Satsumasendai to Fukuoka?

About 3h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).