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Kitakyushu → Kawaguchi

Fukuoka → Saitama
Straight line837 km
By road1,020 km
Driving time11h 39min
Fuel cost¥15,160
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kawaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,020 km11h 39min
🚲 Bike1,020 km68h 1min
🚶 On foot962 km200h 25min

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 Kawaguchi (Saitama) is 837 km in a straight line, or 1,020 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥15,160. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawaguchi → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kawaguchi

  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 left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  29. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  31. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  32. →Turn right91 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  37. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  39. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  41. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  45. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口10.3 km6min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5805 m1min
  48. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  49. →Turn right81 m0min
  50. →Turn right363 m0min
  51. ←Turn left402 m0min
  52. →Turn right935 m1min
  53. ←Turn left263 m1min
  54. ←Turn left80 m0min
  55. ↑Continue36 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 弁天通り425 m1min
  57. ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り426 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線4452.0 km2min
  59. ←Turn left onto 本町大通り89860 m1min
  60. ↑Continue onto 産業道路508 m1min
  61. ←Turn left onto 練馬川口線68497 m0min
  62. →Turn right onto 練馬川口線68180 m0min
  63. →Turn right65 m0min
  64. 🏁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
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県

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 Kawaguchi

Shimotoda Shimotoda3 kmWarabi Warabi3 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō4 kmToda Toda5 kmWako Wako8 kmSōka Sōka9 kmAsaka Asaka10 kmYono Yono11 kmYashio Yashio12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiki Shiki12 kmSaitama Saitama12 kmNiiza Niiza14 kmFujimi Fujimi15 kmYoshikawa Yoshikawa15 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kawaguchi?

About 1,020 km by road (837 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥15,160 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).