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Kitakyushu → Karatsu

Fukuoka → Saga
Straight line93 km
By road113 km
Driving time1h 36min
Fuel cost¥1,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Karatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car113 km1h 36min
🚲 Bike113 km7h 34min
🚶 On foot107 km22h 21min

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 Karatsu (Saga) is 93 km in a straight line, or 113 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,690. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Karatsu → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Karatsu

  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3221.1 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left792 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right22.2 km16min
  10. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  11. ←Turn left203 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  13. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  15. ←Turn left513 m1min
  16. →Turn right684 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 糟屋ランプ入口4.8 km3min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線3.1 km2min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速環状線内回り110.8 km7min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 西九州自動車道, 国道497号27.0 km22min
  21. ↰Keep left274 m0min
  22. →Turn right993 m2min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道202号2024.5 km4min
  24. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 虹の松原線3475.8 km6min
  26. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  27. ←Turn left144 m0min
  28. →Turn right203 m0min
  29. ←Turn left548 m1min
  30. →Turn right100 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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 Karatsu

Imari Imari18 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTaku Taku23 kmOgi Ogi28 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 kmSaga Saga39 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmTosu Tosu52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Karatsu?

About 113 km by road (93 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).