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Kitakyushu → Yasu

Fukuoka → Shiga
Straight line493 km
By road588 km
Driving time7h 12min
Fuel cost¥8,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Yasu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car588 km7h 12min
🚲 Bike588 km39h 13min
🚶 On foot567 km118h 10min

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 Yasu (Shiga) is 493 km in a straight line, or 588 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,740. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Yasu → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Yasu

  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 right onto 名神高速道路E127.6 km23min
  29. ↰Keep left835 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right88 m0min
  31. →Turn right178 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left181 m0min
  33. ←Turn left806 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto 東海道1, 8322 m0min
  35. ←Turn left33 m0min
  36. →Turn right75 m0min
  37. ↱Turn sharp right193 m0min
  38. ↰Turn sharp left212 m0min
  39. ←Turn left71 m0min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right38 m0min
  41. ←Turn left587 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 旧東海道13 m0min
  43. →Turn right4.6 km4min
  44. ↑Continue onto 草津守山線429.2 km8min
  45. ↑Continue onto 近江八幡守山線481.2 km1min
  46. →Turn right375 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 守山中主線151759 m1min
  48. ←Turn left313 m1min
  49. ↖Turn slight left440 m1min
  50. →Turn right268 m1min
  51. ←Turn left onto 守山中主線15110 m0min
  52. →Turn right180 m1min
  53. →Turn right16 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 近江八幡守山線48764 m1min
  55. 🏁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
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
いながわ兵庫県
アグリの郷栗東滋賀県

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 Yasu

Moriyama Moriyama5 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman8 kmRittō Rittō8 kmKusatsu Kusatsu10 kmKitahama Kitahama12 kmKonan Konan13 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi16 kmŌtsu Ōtsu18 kmKōka Kōka18 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba20 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi22 kmHino Hino24 kmHikone Hikone27 kmMaibara Maibara34 kmTakashima Takashima35 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Yasu?

About 588 km by road (493 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).