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Kitakyushu → Shimoda

Fukuoka → Shizuoka
Straight line749 km
By road959 km
Driving time11h 28min
Fuel cost¥14,240
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Shimoda.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car959 km11h 28min
🚲 Bike959 km63h 55min
🚶 On foot861 km179h 24min

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 Shimoda (Shizuoka) is 749 km in a straight line, or 959 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,240. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimoda → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Shimoda

  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E1A265.5 km2h 39min
  40. ↰Keep left291 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right355 m1min
  42. ↰Keep left179 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 市道0201号線539 m1min
  44. ←Turn left162 m0min
  45. →Turn right99 m0min
  46. →Turn right392 m0min
  47. ↰Keep left526 m1min
  48. ↰Keep left83 m0min
  49. ↗Turn slight right442 m1min
  50. →Turn right21 m0min
  51. ↰Turn sharp left120 m0min
  52. ←Turn left25 m0min
  53. →Turn right61 m0min
  54. →Turn right44 m0min
  55. ↑Continue76 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 三島富士線222.8 km3min
  57. →Turn right1.4 km2min
  58. ←Turn left onto 東柏原沼津線1631.7 km2min
  59. ↑Continue onto 東柏原沼津線1631.3 km1min
  60. ↑Continue onto 千本城内線160127 m0min
  61. ↑Continue467 m1min
  62. →Turn right890 m1min
  63. ←Turn left15 m0min
  64. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道414号41413.3 km12min
  65. →Turn right327 m0min
  66. ↑Continue onto 修善寺道路E7010.9 km9min
  67. ←Turn left onto 国道414号4146.8 km8min
  68. →Turn right270 m1min
  69. ←Turn left271 m1min
  70. ↰Keep left963 m2min
  71. ←Turn left onto 国道414号4147.0 km12min
  72. ↑Continue onto 国道414号4146.2 km10min
  73. →Turn right445 m1min
  74. ↑Continue onto 伊豆縦貫自動車道E702.9 km2min
  75. →Turn right onto 国道414号4144.6 km4min
  76. ←Turn left onto 国道414号4146.9 km6min
  77. ↗Turn slight right onto マイマイ通り117 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto あじさい通り74 m0min
  79. 🏁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
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県

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 Shimoda

Izu Izu33 kmItō Itō35 kmHeda Heda35 kmIzunokuni Izunokuni40 kmAtami Atami47 kmNumazu Numazu48 kmMishima Mishima49 kmSusono Susono55 kmFuji Fuji60 kmYaizu Yaizu61 kmShizuoka Shizuoka62 kmFujieda Fujieda66 kmOmaezaki Omaezaki67 kmŌyama Ōyama67 kmFujinomiya Fujinomiya67 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Shimoda?

About 959 km by road (749 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,240 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).