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Kitakyushu → Okayama

Fukuoka → Okayama
Straight line297 km
By road358 km
Driving time4h 22min
Fuel cost¥5,330
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Okayama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car358 km4h 22min
🚲 Bike358 km23h 54min
🚶 On foot341 km71h 5min

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 Okayama (Okayama) is 297 km in a straight line, or 358 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,330. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Okayama → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Okayama

  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 right260.5 km2h 39min
  27. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道429号429114 m0min
  29. ←Turn left1.6 km3min
  30. ←Turn left778 m1min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right222 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 岡山倉敷線1629.0 km9min
  33. →Turn right60 m0min
  34. ←Turn left2.1 km3min
  35. ↑Continue onto 大元停車場線173362 m0min
  36. →Turn right12 m0min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 大学病院通り1.4 km2min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right8 m0min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left80 m0min
  40. →Turn right1 m0min
  41. 🏁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

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 Okayama

Tamano Tamano15 kmSōja Sōja17 kmKurashiki Kurashiki17 kmSetouchi Setouchi19 kmAkaiwa Akaiwa20 kmBizen Bizen32 kmTakahashi Takahashi33 kmAsakuchi Asakuchi33 kmKamogatachō-kamogata Kamogatachō-kamogata34 kmKasaoka Kasaoka42 kmIbara Ibara43 kmTsuyama Tsuyama45 kmMimasaka Mimasaka51 kmManiwa Maniwa54 kmNiimi Niimi57 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Okayama?

About 358 km by road (297 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,330 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).