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Kitakyushu → Niigata

Fukuoka → Niigata
Straight line860 km
By road1,064 km
Driving time12h 21min
Fuel cost¥15,800
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Niigata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,064 km12h 21min
🚲 Bike1,064 km70h 54min
🚶 On foot989 km206h 1min

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 Niigata (Niigata) is 860 km in a straight line, or 1,064 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥15,800. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Niigata → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Niigata

  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 right363.3 km3h 58min
  27. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right2.2 km3min
  30. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  33. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  34. ←Turn left607 m1min
  35. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  38. →Turn right459 m1min
  39. ←Turn left117 m0min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  41. ←Turn left224 m0min
  42. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  44. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  45. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  46. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  47. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  48. ↑Continue322 m0min
  49. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  50. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  52. →Turn right85 m0min
  53. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  54. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  55. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  56. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  57. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  58. ↰Keep left338 m0min
  59. ↰Keep left471 m0min
  60. ↑Continue onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  61. ←Turn left493 m1min
  62. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ソレーネ周南山口県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県
三方五湖福井県
砺波富山県

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 Niigata

Kameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmShirone Shirone14 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmMaki Maki19 kmSuibara Suibara20 kmGosen Gosen22 kmAgano Agano23 kmKamo Kamo25 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō25 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu26 kmShibata Shibata30 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmTainai Tainai38 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Niigata?

About 1,064 km by road (860 km in a straight line).

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

About 12h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥15,800 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).