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Kitakyushu → Kuwana

Fukuoka → Mie
Straight line550 km
By road656 km
Driving time7h 53min
Fuel cost¥9,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kuwana.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car656 km7h 53min
🚲 Bike656 km43h 43min
🚶 On foot632 km131h 40min

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 Kuwana (Mie) is 550 km in a straight line, or 656 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,740. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kuwana → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kuwana

  1. Continue85 m0min
  2. Turn right1.3 km4min
  3. Turn sharp right81 m0min
  4. Turn slight left387 m1min
  5. Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  6. Turn right193 m0min
  7. Turn left25 m0min
  8. Turn right526 m1min
  9. Turn left943 m1min
  10. Turn right onto 国道3号32.6 km2min
  11. Keep right onto 砂津長浜町1号線9.8 km13min
  12. Keep right461 m1min
  13. Continue onto 国道3号3776 m1min
  14. Turn right onto 国道3号310.5 km12min
  15. Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  16. Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  17. Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  18. Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  19. Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  20. Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  21. Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  22. Keep right217 m0min
  23. Keep right2.5 km2min
  24. Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  25. Keep left1.1 km1min
  26. Keep right456.0 km5h 1min
  27. Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  28. Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  29. Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  30. Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  31. Keep left554 m0min
  32. Turn right91 m0min
  33. Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  34. Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  35. Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  36. Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  37. Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  38. Keep left43.3 km29min
  39. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A30.5 km19min
  40. Keep left1.1 km1min
  41. Turn right onto 四日市朝日線661.5 km1min
  42. Turn right309 m1min
  43. Turn left1.2 km1min
  44. Turn left31 m0min
  45. Turn right406 m1min
  46. Continue150 m0min
  47. Turn left267 m0min
  48. Turn right140 m0min
  49. Continue150 m0min
  50. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kuwana?

About 656 km by road (550 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).