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Kitakyushu → Kitahama

Fukuoka → Shiga
Straight line486 km
By road588 km
Driving time7h 8min
Fuel cost¥8,730
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kitahama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car588 km7h 8min
🚲 Bike588 km39h 11min
🚶 On foot559 km116h 31min

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 Kitahama (Shiga) is 486 km in a straight line, or 588 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,730. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitahama → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kitahama

  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 right456.0 km5h 1min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路E124.2 km20min
  29. ↰Keep left630 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left654 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  33. ↗Turn slight right101 m0min
  34. ←Turn left191 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right16.8 km13min
  38. ↰Keep left500 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right52 m0min
  40. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道477号477319 m0min
  41. ←Turn left447 m1min
  42. →Turn right118 m0min
  43. →Turn right457 m1min
  44. ←Turn left1.5 km2min
  45. →Turn right254 m0min
  46. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  47. ←Turn left172 m0min
  48. →Turn right23 m0min
  49. ←Turn left426 m1min
  50. ←Turn left18 m0min
  51. →Turn right189 m0min
  52. →Turn right40 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right25 m0min
  54. 🏁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
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
いながわ兵庫県
びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県

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 Kitahama

Yasu Yasu12 kmMoriyama Moriyama13 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmRittō Rittō17 kmKusatsu Kusatsu17 kmŌtsu Ōtsu19 kmKonan Konan25 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi26 kmTakashima Takashima29 kmKōka Kōka30 kmHikone Hikone32 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba32 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi32 kmHino Hino36 kmMaibara Maibara37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kitahama?

About 588 km by road (486 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 8min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,730 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).