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Kitakyushu → Iwakuni

Fukuoka → Yamaguchi
Straight line131 km
By road167 km
Driving time2h 21min
Fuel cost¥2,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Iwakuni.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car167 km2h 21min
🚲 Bike167 km11h 6min
🚶 On foot150 km31h 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 Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) is 131 km in a straight line, or 167 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,470. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Iwakuni → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Iwakuni

  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 right66.5 km40min
  27. ↰Keep left698 m1min
  28. →Turn right onto 柳井玖珂線701.6 km1min
  29. →Turn right onto 柳井玖珂線70273 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道437号437296 m0min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right onto 上久原藤生停車場線1361.2 km1min
  32. ↰Keep left148 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 岩国玖珂線1512.4 km11min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道188号188967 m1min
  35. ↱Turn sharp right onto 岩国玖珂線15848 m1min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right221 m0min
  37. ←Turn left377 m1min
  38. 🏁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

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 Iwakuni

Yanai Yanai24 kmHikari Hikari34 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu37 kmShūnan Shūnan37 kmTokuyama Tokuyama39 kmHōfu Hōfu62 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi69 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō76 kmHagi Hagi78 kmMine Mine92 kmUbe Ube93 kmNagato Nagato97 kmOnoda Onoda97 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda99 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki112 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Iwakuni?

About 167 km by road (131 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).