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Kitakyushu → Hōfu

Fukuoka → Yamaguchi
Straight line70 km
By road95 km
Driving time1h 31min
Fuel cost¥1,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Hōfu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car95 km1h 31min
🚲 Bike95 km6h 20min
🚶 On foot80 km16h 41min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) is 70 km in a straight line, or 95 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,410. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōfu → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Hōfu

  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, 93.3 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2489 m0min
  18. ↑Continue329 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left22.7 km14min
  20. ↰Keep left3.9 km3min
  21. ↰Keep left310 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 宇部防府線258.1 km7min
  23. ↑Continue onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  24. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  25. →Turn right272 m0min
  26. ←Turn left395 m0min
  27. ↖Turn slight left83 m0min
  28. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道2号21.3 km1min
  30. →Turn right onto 山口県道187号高井大道停車場線1874.5 km5min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 小徳田八王子線406 m0min
  32. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  33. →Turn right278 m0min
  34. ←Turn left211 m0min
  35. →Turn right206 m0min
  36. →Turn right90 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きらら あじす山口県
あいお山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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 Hōfu

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmShūnan Shūnan24 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmUbe Ube31 kmMine Mine36 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHikari Hikari37 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmHagi Hagi41 kmNagato Nagato50 kmYanai Yanai52 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki58 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Hōfu?

About 95 km by road (70 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).