Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Arao.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 124 km | 1h 53min |
| 🚲 Bike | 124 km | 8h 18min |
| 🚶 On foot | 120 km | 24h 55min |
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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) to Arao (Kumamoto) is 104 km in a straight line, or 124 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,850. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Arao
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51
- ↗Turn slight right onto 長行田町線63
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 八女香春線52
- →Turn right onto 田川バイパス322
- ↑Continue onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 500
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 上高橋善導寺停車場線740
- ↱Keep right onto 中川北野線741
- ↱Keep right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 81
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739
- →Turn right onto 豊田北野線739
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線旧道
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53
- ↰Keep left onto 浮羽草野久留米線151
- ↑Continue onto 久留米筑後線86
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 750
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86, 800
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 752
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 国道3号3, 325
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 国道209号209
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 筑後城島線706
- →Turn right onto 柳川筑後線703
- →Turn right onto 柳川筑後線703, 716
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left onto 柳川筑後線703, 791
- ↑Continue onto 八女瀬高線96, 791
- ↑Continue onto 富久瀬高線791
- ↱Keep right onto 国道209号209
- ↑Continue onto 国道208号208, 209
- →Turn right onto 黒崎開濃施線780
- ↑Continue onto 大牟田川副線18
- ←Turn left onto 大牟田川副線18
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 有明海沿岸道路208
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 三池港線736
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道389号389, 501
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道208号208
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Keep right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
うすい福岡県
くるめ福岡県
みやま福岡県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kitakyushu
Fukuoka Fukuoka49 kmKurume Kurume67 kmŌmuta Ōmuta98 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi50 kmŌnojō Ōnojō49 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmDazaifu Dazaifu48 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō68 kmKoga Koga38 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmNakama Nakama14 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmAmagi Amagi52 km
Distances from Arao
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kitakyushu to Arao?
About 124 km by road (104 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kitakyushu to Arao?
About 1h 53min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).