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Kitakyushu → Matsubase

Fukuoka → Kumamoto
Straight line135 km
By road168 km
Driving time2h 22min
Fuel cost¥2,500
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Matsubase.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car168 km2h 22min
🚲 Bike168 km11h 13min
🚶 On foot155 km32h 15min

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 Matsubase (Kumamoto) is 135 km in a straight line, or 168 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,500. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Matsubase → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Matsubase

  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 slight right onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  11. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  16. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  21. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right56.7 km38min
  23. ↰Keep left184 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left343 m0min
  25. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  26. →Turn right323 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 熊本菊鹿線373.2 km3min
  28. →Turn right onto 飛田バイパス387769 m1min
  29. ←Turn left106 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊鹿線372.6 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊鹿線37441 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 清水バイパス3, 2089.7 km9min
  33. →Turn right onto 川尻宇土線2971.0 km1min
  34. ↖Turn slight left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線143.7 km5min
  37. →Turn right738 m1min
  38. →Turn right183 m0min
  39. ←Turn left215 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
うすい福岡県
くるめ福岡県
みやま福岡県
おおむた福岡県
きくすい熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県

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 Matsubase

Uki Uki3 kmUto Uto4 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro10 kmHonmachi Honmachi17 kmKumamoto Kumamoto18 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno28 kmKōshi Kōshi29 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa31 kmŌzu Ōzu32 kmTamana Tamana34 kmKikuchi Kikuchi40 kmYamaga Yamaga41 kmArao Arao42 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi49 kmAmakusa Amakusa49 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Matsubase?

About 168 km by road (135 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,500 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).