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Kitakyushu → Akaiwa

Fukuoka → Okayama
Straight line310 km
By road380 km
Driving time4h 33min
Fuel cost¥5,650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Akaiwa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car380 km4h 33min
🚲 Bike380 km25h 22min
🚶 On foot356 km74h 14min

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 Akaiwa (Okayama) is 310 km in a straight line, or 380 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,650. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Akaiwa → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Akaiwa

  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 right289.8 km3h 0min
  27. ↰Keep left760 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right232 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 西大寺山陽線371.1 km1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 岡山吉井線274.9 km4min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 岡山吉井線27, 531.5 km1min
  32. →Turn right onto 御津佐伯線53898 m1min
  33. 🏁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

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 Akaiwa

Okayama Okayama20 kmBizen Bizen20 kmSetouchi Setouchi20 kmTsuyama Tsuyama27 kmSōja Sōja29 kmMimasaka Mimasaka32 kmTamano Tamano33 kmKurashiki Kurashiki34 kmTakahashi Takahashi37 kmManiwa Maniwa43 kmAsakuchi Asakuchi49 kmKamogatachō-kamogata Kamogatachō-kamogata50 kmNiimi Niimi54 kmIbara Ibara56 kmKasaoka Kasaoka58 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Akaiwa?

About 380 km by road (310 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).