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Niihama → Kitakyushu

Ehime → Fukuoka
Straight line227 km
By road301 km
Driving time5h 30min
Fuel cost¥4,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Niihama and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car301 km5h 30min
🚲 Bike301 km20h 3min
🚶 On foot261 km54h 19min

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 Niihama (Ehime) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 227 km in a straight line, or 301 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,470. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Niihama →

Driving directions · Niihama → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue onto 多喜浜泉川線1331.4 km1min
  2. ↑Continue onto 国領高木線134430 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 新居浜停車場線1351.1 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 新居浜港線136955 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 新居浜バイパス111.9 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道11号11, 1922.7 km3min
  7. ←Turn left832 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right48.5 km39min
  9. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left7.0 km4min
  11. ↑Continue onto 伊予松山港線22826 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 松山空港線18, 22251 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 伊予松山港線22385 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 伊予松山港線223.6 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道437号437492 m0min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right11 m0min
  17. ↖Turn slight left47 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  19. ↖Turn slight left48 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 油田港線35136.1 km31min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  22. →Turn right273 m1min
  23. →Turn right244 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道188号1887.3 km8min
  25. →Turn right770 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  27. →Turn right436 m1min
  28. ←Turn left382 m0min
  29. →Turn right583 m1min
  30. →Turn right77 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  32. →Turn right onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  34. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  35. ↑Continue onto 下松田布施線63, 684.7 km4min
  36. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  37. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  38. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  40. ↱Keep right54.3 km33min
  41. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  42. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  44. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  48. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  50. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  52. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  53. ←Turn left235 m0min
  54. →Turn right9 m0min
  55. ←Turn left697 m1min
  56. →Turn right526 m1min
  57. ←Turn left25 m0min
  58. →Turn right193 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  60. →Turn right387 m1min
  61. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  62. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  63. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  64. ←Turn left85 m0min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

小松オアシス愛媛県
サザンセトとうわ山口県
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 Niihama

Matsuyama Matsuyama52 kmUwajima Uwajima107 kmSaijō Saijō12 kmŌzu Ōzu87 kmKawanoechō Kawanoechō26 kmIyo Iyo60 kmMasaki-chō Masaki-chō58 kmHōjō Hōjō49 kmKihoku-chō Kihoku-chō97 kmImabari-shi Imabari-shi31 kmYawatahama Yawatahama98 kmIkata-chō Ikata-chō103 kmTōon Tōon43 kmSeiyo Seiyo89 kmShikokuchūō Shikokuchūō23 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 Niihama to Kitakyushu?

About 301 km by road (227 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).