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Kitakyushu → Minato

Fukuoka → Wakayama
Straight line398 km
By road597 km
Driving time7h 28min
Fuel cost¥8,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Minato.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car597 km7h 28min
🚲 Bike597 km39h 49min
🚶 On foot458 km95h 21min

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 Minato (Wakayama) is 398 km in a straight line, or 597 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,870. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Minato → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Minato

  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 right412.5 km4h 31min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE215.1 km13min
  29. ↰Keep left763 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right128 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right2.5 km4min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎宝塚線429.7 km12min
  33. ↑Continue38 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 尼崎末広入口5-0779 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎末広入口5-0739.3 km32min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 泉佐野北出口659 m1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 大阪臨海線29973 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 和歌山貝塚線641.5 km1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 土丸栄線247271 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 第二阪和国道265.0 km4min
  41. ←Turn left onto 大苗代岡田浦停車場線252397 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 和歌山貝塚線644.1 km4min
  43. ↑Continue onto 自然田鳥取線261107 m0min
  44. ←Turn left12.9 km10min
  45. ↰Keep left506 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 小豆島船所線1391.7 km2min
  47. ←Turn left onto 有功天王線141501 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 有功天王線1411.7 km2min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道24号24890 m1min
  50. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24506 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 国道24号24720 m1min
  52. ↖Turn slight left onto 新和歌浦梅原線　北大通り152.4 km2min
  53. →Turn right928 m1min
  54. 🏁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
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
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
根来さくらの里和歌山県

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 Minato

Wakayama Wakayama3 kmKainan Kainan9 kmArida Arida15 kmIwade Iwade16 kmKinokawa Kinokawa25 kmGobō Gobō37 kmKōya Kōya43 kmHashimoto Hashimoto44 kmTanabe Tanabe57 kmShingū Shingū94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Minato?

About 597 km by road (398 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).