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Kitakyushu → Youkaichi

Fukuoka → Shiga
Straight line509 km
By road608 km
Driving time7h 17min
Fuel cost¥9,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Youkaichi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car608 km7h 17min
🚲 Bike608 km40h 31min
🚶 On foot586 km122h 4min

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 Youkaichi (Shiga) is 509 km in a straight line, or 608 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,030. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Youkaichi → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Youkaichi

  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E164.2 km46min
  29. ↰Keep left180 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left253 m1min
  31. ↰Turn sharp left24 m0min
  32. →Turn right89 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 石原八日市線451.5 km1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 大凧通り2.7 km3min
  35. ←Turn left30 m0min
  36. 🏁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 Youkaichi

Higashiōmi Higashiōmi6 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman9 kmHino Hino14 kmKōka Kōka16 kmHikone Hikone16 kmKonan Konan16 kmYasu Yasu16 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba17 kmMoriyama Moriyama20 kmRittō Rittō21 kmMaibara Maibara24 kmKusatsu Kusatsu24 kmKitahama Kitahama26 kmNagahama Nagahama30 kmŌtsu Ōtsu33 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Youkaichi?

About 608 km by road (509 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).