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Kitakyushu → Kurashiki

Fukuoka → Okayama
Straight line280 km
By road342 km
Driving time4h 7min
Fuel cost¥5,080
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kurashiki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car342 km4h 7min
🚲 Bike342 km22h 47min
🚶 On foot322 km67h 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 Kurashiki (Okayama) is 280 km in a straight line, or 342 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,080. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kurashiki → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kurashiki

  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 right251.4 km2h 33min
  27. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  28. ↱Keep right656 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 船穂玉島高架橋54485 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 倉敷美袋線545.0 km5min
  31. ↰Keep left951 m2min
  32. ↑Continue onto 福田老松線27440 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 福田老松線274463 m0min
  34. →Turn right249 m0min
  35. ←Turn left74 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right454 m1min
  37. 🏁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 Kurashiki

Sōja Sōja10 kmAsakuchi Asakuchi16 kmOkayama Okayama17 kmKamogatachō-kamogata Kamogatachō-kamogata17 kmTamano Tamano18 kmKasaoka Kasaoka26 kmTakahashi Takahashi26 kmIbara Ibara28 kmAkaiwa Akaiwa34 kmSetouchi Setouchi35 kmBizen Bizen49 kmNiimi Niimi52 kmTsuyama Tsuyama56 kmManiwa Maniwa58 kmMimasaka Mimasaka66 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kurashiki?

About 342 km by road (280 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,080 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).