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Minakuchichō-matoba → Kitakyushu

Shiga → Fukuoka
Straight line503 km
By road599 km
Driving time7h 17min
Fuel cost¥8,900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minakuchichō-matoba and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car599 km7h 17min
🚲 Bike599 km39h 56min
🚶 On foot578 km120h 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 Minakuchichō-matoba (Shiga) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 503 km in a straight line, or 599 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,900. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Minakuchichō-matoba →

Driving directions · Minakuchichō-matoba → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue227 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 城南街道87 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 泉水口線5351.5 km1min
  4. ↑Continue onto 貴生川北脇線121, 535203 m0min
  5. ↑Continue onto 泉水口線5352.6 km3min
  6. ←Turn left onto 水口道路138 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 彦根八日市甲西線 and drive toward 三雲131.7 km2min
  8. ↑Continue onto 草津伊賀線4, 136.5 km6min
  9. ←Turn left onto 栗東水口道路 and take 1 toward 名神高速道路, 大阪11.4 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left and take E1 toward 名神高速道路, 大阪1.3 km1min
  11. ↰Keep left10.3 km7min
  12. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  14. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left456.5 km5h 2min
  16. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  25. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  27. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  28. ←Turn left235 m0min
  29. →Turn right9 m0min
  30. ←Turn left697 m1min
  31. →Turn right526 m1min
  32. ←Turn left25 m0min
  33. →Turn right193 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  35. →Turn right387 m1min
  36. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  39. ←Turn left85 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

アグリの郷栗東滋賀県
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 Minakuchichō-matoba

Ōtsu Ōtsu28 kmKusatsu Kusatsu19 kmHikone Hikone32 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman19 kmMoriyama Moriyama20 kmNagahama Nagahama47 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi17 kmKitahama Kitahama32 kmHino Hino8 kmKōka Kōka2 kmKonan Konan7 kmRittō Rittō17 kmYasu Yasu20 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi18 kmMaibara Maibara40 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 Minakuchichō-matoba to Kitakyushu?

About 599 km by road (503 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Minakuchichō-matoba to Kitakyushu?

About 7h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).