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Koshima → Hiroshima

Kagoshima → Hiroshima
Straight line497 km
By road697 km
Driving time30h 4min
Fuel cost¥10,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Koshima and Hiroshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car697 km30h 4min
🚲 Bike697 km46h 27min
🚶 On foot571 km118h 58min

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 Koshima (Kagoshima) to Hiroshima (Hiroshima) is 497 km in a straight line, or 697 km by road. A car trip takes about 30h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,350. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hiroshima → Koshima →

Driving directions · Koshima → Hiroshima

  1. ↑Continue onto 上屋久永田屋久線7735.8 km33min
  2. →Turn right172 m0min
  3. ↑Continue65 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right87 m0min
  5. ↑Continue258 m1min
  6. ↑Continue125 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 鹿児島〜宮之浦136.6 km22h 46min
  8. ←Turn left14 m0min
  9. ←Turn left224 m1min
  10. →Turn right64 m0min
  11. ←Turn left167 m0min
  12. →Turn right313 m1min
  13. ↗Turn slight right140 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 桟橋通り164 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 鹿児島港臨港道路387 m1min
  16. ↑Continue onto 鹿児島北バイパス101.2 km2min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left79 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 上本町磯線1.3 km2min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道10号1012.4 km16min
  20. ←Turn left onto 麓重富停車場線571.3 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 麓重富停車場線57179 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 十三谷重富線4461.8 km2min
  23. →Turn right624 m1min
  24. ↱Turn sharp right116 m0min
  25. ←Turn left3 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right218.4 km2h 45min
  27. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  33. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  39. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  44. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  45. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  46. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  47. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  50. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  51. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  53. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  54. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  55. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  56. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  57. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  58. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  59. ↱Keep right102.4 km1h 2min
  60. ↰Keep left onto 広島岩国道路3.1 km2min
  61. ↰Keep left110 m0min
  62. ↱Keep right12.6 km8min
  63. ↰Keep left985 m1min
  64. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  65. ↱Turn sharp right11 m0min
  66. ↖Turn slight left641 m1min
  67. ↖Turn slight left onto 相生通り183, 261103 m0min
  68. ←Turn left299 m0min
  69. →Turn right133 m0min
  70. ←Turn left29 m0min
  71. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

桜島鹿児島県
えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
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 Koshima

Kagoshima Kagoshima148 kmKanoya Kanoya131 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai178 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki168 kmNaze Naze232 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi166 kmIzumi Izumi206 kmIbusuki Ibusuki112 kmKushikino Kushikino167 kmIjūin Ijūin154 kmAkune Akune201 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki117 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame133 kmKajiki Kajiki167 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara204 km

Distances from Hiroshima

Hatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 kmEtajima Etajima18 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmKure Kure22 kmHigashihiroshima Higashihiroshima26 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmAki-takata Aki-takata37 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmMihara Mihara58 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Koshima to Hiroshima?

About 697 km by road (497 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Koshima to Hiroshima?

About 30h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).