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Kitakyushu → Sasebo

Fukuoka → Nagasaki
Straight line129 km
By road166 km
Driving time2h 22min
Fuel cost¥2,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Sasebo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car166 km2h 22min
🚲 Bike166 km11h 4min
🚶 On foot148 km30h 54min

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 Sasebo (Nagasaki) is 129 km in a straight line, or 166 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,470. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sasebo → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Sasebo

  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3227.5 km6min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道201号20116.4 km14min
  11. ←Turn left449 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 瀬戸飯塚線4732.6 km3min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道200号2009.0 km8min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 国道200号2008.1 km7min
  15. →Turn right onto 筑紫野三輪線77298 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道200号2001.5 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 筑紫野三輪線772.1 km2min
  18. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  19. →Turn right84 m0min
  20. ←Turn left708 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 筑紫野バイパス35.1 km7min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道34号34942 m1min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right62.3 km42min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 西九州自動車道, 国道497号27.5 km26min
  25. ↰Keep left506 m1min
  26. ↗Turn slight right onto 県道11号 日野松浦線11720 m1min
  27. →Turn right160 m0min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道35号35, 206753 m1min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道384号38414 m0min
  30. ↑Continue69 m0min
  31. ←Turn left58 m0min
  32. 🏁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
いとだ福岡県
吉野ヶ里佐賀県
大和佐賀県

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 Sasebo

Matsuura Matsuura19 kmSaikai Saikai21 kmHirado Hirado27 kmŌmura Ōmura35 kmTogitsu Togitsu39 kmObita Obita42 kmIsahaya Isahaya47 kmNagasaki Nagasaki49 kmUnzen Unzen66 kmIki Iki68 kmShimabara Shimabara74 kmMinamishimabara Minamishimabara75 kmFukuechō Fukuechō97 kmGotō Gotō101 kmTsushima Tsushima122 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Sasebo?

About 166 km by road (129 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).