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Sakai → Kitakyushu

Ōsaka → Fukuoka
Straight line432 km
By road541 km
Driving time6h 41min
Fuel cost¥8,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car541 km6h 41min
🚲 Bike541 km36h 2min
🚶 On foot497 km103h 28min

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 Sakai (Ōsaka) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 432 km in a straight line, or 541 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,030. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. →Turn right46 m0min
  3. ←Turn left78 m0min
  4. →Turn right26 m0min
  5. →Turn right61 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道26号262.6 km3min
  7. ←Turn left154 m0min
  8. ↑Continue5.2 km3min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速17号西大阪線178.5 km10min
  10. ↰Keep left891 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left610 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 尼崎港線57729 m1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2209 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.7 km5min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.2 km4min
  16. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線, 中野中筋線142, 335160 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142266 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142269 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142148 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1421.2 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176605 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left521 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left13.8 km12min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  26. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  27. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  29. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  32. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  35. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  37. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  38. ←Turn left235 m0min
  39. →Turn right9 m0min
  40. ←Turn left697 m1min
  41. →Turn right526 m1min
  42. ←Turn left25 m0min
  43. →Turn right193 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  45. →Turn right387 m1min
  46. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  47. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  48. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  49. ←Turn left85 m0min
  50. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Sakai

Osaka Osaka13 kmHirakata Hirakata31 kmToyonaka Toyonaka22 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki33 kmSuita Suita20 kmIbaraki Ibaraki28 kmYao Yao13 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa25 kmKishiwada Kishiwada16 kmIzumi Izumi12 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi19 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō15 kmKadoma Kadoma20 kmMatsubara Matsubara8 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō20 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 Sakai to Kitakyushu?

About 541 km by road (432 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).