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Kitakyushu → Sakai

Fukuoka → Ōsaka
Straight line432 km
By road541 km
Driving time6h 40min
Fuel cost¥8,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car541 km6h 40min
🚲 Bike541 km36h 2min
🚶 On foot497 km103h 28min

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 Sakai (Ōsaka) is 432 km in a straight line, or 541 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,030. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Sakai

  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 left512 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right201 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1421.1 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142147 m0min
  34. →Turn right10 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142269 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142266 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線, 中野中筋線142, 335160 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.1 km4min
  39. ↑Continue onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線14257 m0min
  40. ↗Turn slight right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.8 km5min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2206 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 尼崎港線57726 m1min
  43. ↰Turn sharp left1.2 km1min
  44. ↰Keep left756 m1min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 国道43号43651 m1min
  46. ↱Keep right3.6 km6min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道43号9.3 km6min
  48. ↰Keep left2.3 km2min
  49. →Turn right onto 堺大和高田線1295 m0min
  50. ←Turn left159 m0min
  51. →Turn right7 m0min
  52. ←Turn left26 m0min
  53. ←Turn left78 m0min
  54. →Turn right46 m0min
  55. ←Turn left24 m0min
  56. 🏁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

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 Sakai

Matsubara Matsubara8 kmTakaishi Takaishi8 kmIzumiōtsu Izumiōtsu11 kmIzumi Izumi12 kmHabikino Habikino12 kmFujiidera Fujiidera12 kmŌsaka-sayama Ōsaka-sayama12 kmOsaka Osaka13 kmYao Yao13 kmKashihara Kashihara14 kmHigashi-ōsaka Higashi-ōsaka14 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō15 kmKishiwada Kishiwada16 kmKaizuka Kaizuka18 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Sakai?

About 541 km by road (432 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).