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Kitakyushu → Yatsushiro

Fukuoka → Kumamoto
Straight line145 km
By road179 km
Driving time2h 32min
Fuel cost¥2,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Yatsushiro.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car179 km2h 32min
🚲 Bike179 km11h 57min
🚶 On foot167 km34h 45min

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 Yatsushiro (Kumamoto) is 145 km in a straight line, or 179 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,660. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yatsushiro → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Yatsushiro

  1. ↑Continue85 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.3 km4min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right81 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left387 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線511.3 km1min
  6. ↗Turn slight right onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  11. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  16. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  21. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right56.7 km38min
  23. ↰Keep left184 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left343 m0min
  25. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  26. →Turn right323 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 熊本菊鹿線373.2 km3min
  28. →Turn right onto 飛田バイパス387769 m1min
  29. ←Turn left106 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊鹿線372.6 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊鹿線37441 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 清水バイパス3, 2089.7 km9min
  33. →Turn right onto 川尻宇土線2971.0 km1min
  34. ↖Turn slight left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線143.9 km5min
  37. →Turn right409 m0min
  38. ←Turn left160 m0min
  39. ←Turn left6 m0min
  40. →Turn right47 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道266号26693 m0min
  42. ←Turn left448 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線149.9 km9min
  44. ←Turn left117 m0min
  45. →Turn right791 m1min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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
おおむた福岡県
きくすい熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県

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 Yatsushiro

Uki Uki7 kmHonmachi Honmachi8 kmMatsubase Matsubase10 kmUto Uto14 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa25 kmKumamoto Kumamoto28 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno38 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi39 kmKōshi Kōshi39 kmŌzu Ōzu41 kmTamana Tamana44 kmAmakusa Amakusa45 kmMinamata Minamata45 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo47 kmKikuchi Kikuchi50 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Yatsushiro?

About 179 km by road (145 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).