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Kitakyushu → Satsumasendai

Fukuoka → Kagoshima
Straight line232 km
By road292 km
Driving time4h 7min
Fuel cost¥4,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Satsumasendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car292 km4h 7min
🚲 Bike292 km19h 30min
🚶 On foot267 km55h 34min

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 Satsumasendai (Kagoshima) is 232 km in a straight line, or 292 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,350. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Satsumasendai → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Satsumasendai

  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 right109.6 km1h 14min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 南九州自動車道E3A20.4 km17min
  24. ↰Keep left383 m0min
  25. ←Turn left22.1 km17min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道268号2688 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道3号313.5 km13min
  28. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道3号318 m0min
  30. →Turn right229 m0min
  31. ←Turn left17 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道3号3518 m1min
  33. ←Turn left353 m1min
  34. ↱Keep right362 m1min
  35. →Turn right265 m1min
  36. ←Turn left onto 国道328号328154 m0min
  37. →Turn right347 m0min
  38. ↖Turn slight left onto 南九州西回り自動車道（出水阿久根道路）E3A3.2 km3min
  39. ↰Keep left653 m1min
  40. ↑Continue onto 南九州西回り自動車道（出水阿久根道路）E3A2.1 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left382 m0min
  42. →Turn right356 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 荒崎田代線3681.5 km1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 荒崎田代線36828 m0min
  45. →Turn right399 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道504号50433 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線3685.6 km6min
  48. ←Turn left onto 阿久根東郷線4613.1 km15min
  49. →Turn right4.8 km7min
  50. ←Turn left onto 東郷西方港線3393.3 km3min
  51. →Turn right onto 国道267号2675.0 km6min
  52. ←Turn left188 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right102 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 国道3号3690 m1min
  55. ↱Turn sharp right280 m0min
  56. ←Turn left43 m0min
  57. →Turn right161 m0min
  58. 🏁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
すいかの里 植木熊本県

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 Satsumasendai

Ichikikushikino Ichikikushikino10 kmKushikino Kushikino12 kmAkune Akune24 kmIjūin Ijūin24 kmHioki Hioki26 kmAira Aira28 kmIzumi Izumi30 kmKajiki Kajiki36 kmKagoshima Kagoshima37 kmIsa Isa41 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara41 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi42 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame45 kmKirishima Kirishima45 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki45 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Satsumasendai?

About 292 km by road (232 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).