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Kitakyushu → Niihama

Fukuoka → Ehime
Straight line227 km
By road300 km
Driving time5h 28min
Fuel cost¥4,460
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Niihama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car300 km5h 28min
🚲 Bike300 km20h 0min
🚶 On foot261 km54h 19min

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 Niihama (Ehime) is 227 km in a straight line, or 300 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,460. 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: Niihama → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Niihama

  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 right54.4 km33min
  27. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  30. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto 下松田布施線634.7 km4min
  32. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  33. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  34. ↑Continue onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  36. →Turn right77 m0min
  37. ←Turn left583 m1min
  38. ←Turn left382 m0min
  39. →Turn right436 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  41. ↑Continue770 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 柳井バイパス1883.3 km3min
  43. ↑Continue onto 国道188号1883.9 km5min
  44. ←Turn left244 m0min
  45. ←Turn left273 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  47. ←Turn left onto 国道437号43735.9 km31min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 油田港線351176 m0min
  49. ←Turn left15 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  52. ↑Continue47 m0min
  53. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  54. ↰Turn sharp left492 m0min
  55. ↑Continue onto 伊予松山港線223.7 km3min
  56. ↑Continue onto 伊予松山港線22366 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 松山空港線18, 22251 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 伊予松山港線22817 m1min
  59. ↑Continue onto 余土205号線87 m0min
  60. ↱Keep right408 m0min
  61. ↑Continue onto 松山外環状道路 空港線 (MATSUYAMA SOTO KANJO ROAD AIRPORT LINE)566.0 km4min
  62. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  63. ↰Keep left48.6 km38min
  64. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  65. →Turn right onto 国道11号11, 1922.8 km2min
  66. ←Turn left onto 新居浜バイパス111.9 km2min
  67. ←Turn left onto 新居浜港線136939 m1min
  68. →Turn right onto 滝の宮公園通り（市道駅前滝の宮線）1.1 km1min
  69. ↑Continue onto 国領高木線134430 m0min
  70. ↑Continue onto 多喜浜泉川線1331.4 km1min
  71. 🏁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
サザンセトとうわ山口県
小松オアシス愛媛県

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 Niihama

Saijō Saijō12 kmShikokuchūō Shikokuchūō23 kmKawanoechō Kawanoechō26 kmImabari-shi Imabari-shi31 kmTōon Tōon43 kmHōjō Hōjō49 kmMatsuyama Matsuyama52 kmMasaki-chō Masaki-chō58 kmIyo Iyo60 kmŌzu Ōzu87 kmSeiyo Seiyo89 kmKihoku-chō Kihoku-chō97 kmYawatahama Yawatahama98 kmIkata-chō Ikata-chō103 kmUwajima Uwajima107 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Niihama?

About 300 km by road (227 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,460 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).