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Kitakyushu → Nichinan

Fukuoka → Miyazaki
Straight line255 km
By road330 km
Driving time4h 42min
Fuel cost¥4,900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Nichinan.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car330 km4h 42min
🚲 Bike330 km22h 0min
🚶 On foot293 km61h 3min

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 Nichinan (Miyazaki) is 255 km in a straight line, or 330 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,900. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nichinan → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Nichinan

  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 left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線511.4 km1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道322号32295 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51721 m1min
  9. ↑Continue1.0 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right78 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線512.7 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51112 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 曽根バイパス103.8 km4min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 曽根バイパス10169 m0min
  15. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道10号102.7 km4min
  16. →Turn right60 m0min
  17. ←Turn left119 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 苅田採銅所線64255 m0min
  19. →Turn right841 m1min
  20. ↑Continue onto 苅田採銅所線64495 m0min
  21. ↑Continue1.4 km2min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道10号106.9 km7min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 国道10号10360 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道10号1014.3 km12min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道10号10461 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道10号103.1 km3min
  27. →Turn right onto 犀川豊前線321.1 km1min
  28. →Turn right286 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left11.8 km11min
  30. ↰Keep left435 m0min
  31. ←Turn left327 m0min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 東九州自動車道E1016.5 km10min
  33. ↰Keep left359 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left41.8 km35min
  35. ↰Keep left492 m0min
  36. ↰Keep left22 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道210号210710 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 210, 576.0 km6min
  39. ↱Turn sharp right onto 鶴崎大南線2082.7 km3min
  40. ↗Turn slight right onto 弓立上戸次線62278 m0min
  41. ↗Turn slight right onto 中判田犬飼線6313.3 km3min
  42. ↑Continue onto 中判田犬飼線6315.3 km5min
  43. ↑Continue190 m0min
  44. ↑Continue85 m0min
  45. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道326号32613.7 km12min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道326号32640.1 km34min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 32619.1 km16min
  48. ↱Keep right onto 土々呂バイパス101.7 km1min
  49. ↱Keep right132 m0min
  50. ↰Keep left482 m0min
  51. ↑Continue onto 東九州自動車道E10114.8 km1h 28min
  52. ↑Continue1.1 km1min
  53. →Turn right onto 日南高岡線281.6 km2min
  54. ←Turn left318 m0min
  55. →Turn right500 m1min
  56. ↱Turn sharp right96 m0min
  57. ↰Turn sharp left63 m0min
  58. →Turn right370 m1min
  59. →Turn right115 m0min
  60. ↱Keep right152 m0min
  61. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

豊前おこしかけ福岡県
しんよしとみ福岡県
なかつ大分県
みえ大分県
宇目大分県
北川はゆま宮崎県
日向宮崎県
つの宮崎県

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 Nichinan

Kushima Kushima17 kmMiyakonojō Miyakonojō32 kmMiyazaki Miyazaki36 kmSaito Saito54 kmTsuma Tsuma56 kmKobayashi Kobayashi56 kmTakanabe Takanabe61 kmEbino Ebino70 kmHyūga Hyūga95 kmNobeoka Nobeoka113 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Nichinan?

About 330 km by road (255 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).