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Kitakyushu → Shimabara

Fukuoka → Nagasaki
Straight line127 km
By road180 km
Driving time3h 1min
Fuel cost¥2,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Shimabara.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car180 km3h 1min
🚲 Bike180 km12h 2min
🚶 On foot146 km30h 25min

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 Shimabara (Nagasaki) is 127 km in a straight line, or 180 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,680. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimabara → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Shimabara

  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 right29.9 km21min
  23. ↰Keep left865 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left46 m0min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 南関大牟田北線101.2 km1min
  26. ←Turn left77 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  29. →Turn right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  31. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  32. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347278 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 熊本玉名線16.1 km6min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道501号50116.6 km14min
  37. →Turn right onto 熊本港線514.5 km4min
  38. ←Turn left102 m0min
  39. ←Turn left88 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right21.0 km42min
  41. ↱Keep right545 m1min
  42. ↰Keep left1.4 km2min
  43. ←Turn left50 m0min
  44. →Turn right91 m0min
  45. 🏁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
みずなし本陣ふかえ長崎県

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 Shimabara

Unzen Unzen11 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara15 kmIsahaya Isahaya31 kmŌmura Ōmura42 kmObita Obita45 kmNagasaki Nagasaki45 kmTogitsu Togitsu49 kmSaikai Saikai68 kmSasebo Sasebo74 kmMatsuura Matsuura88 kmHirado Hirado100 kmIki Iki126 kmFukuechō Fukuechō143 kmGotō Gotō146 kmTsushima Tsushima187 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Shimabara?

About 180 km by road (127 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).