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Osaka → Kitakyushu

Ōsaka → Fukuoka
Straight line437 km
By road532 km
Driving time6h 26min
Fuel cost¥7,900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car532 km6h 26min
🚲 Bike532 km35h 27min
🚶 On foot503 km104h 45min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 437 km in a straight line, or 532 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,900. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41650 m1min
  3. ←Turn left13 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right4.0 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right4.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right292 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  13. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  16. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  22. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  24. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  25. ←Turn left235 m0min
  26. →Turn right9 m0min
  27. ←Turn left697 m1min
  28. →Turn right526 m1min
  29. ←Turn left25 m0min
  30. →Turn right193 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  32. →Turn right387 m1min
  33. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  36. ←Turn left85 m0min
  37. 🏁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
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 Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 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 Osaka to Kitakyushu?

About 532 km by road (437 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).