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Kitakyushu → Hikone

Fukuoka → Shiga
Straight line518 km
By road619 km
Driving time7h 37min
Fuel cost¥9,190
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Hikone.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car619 km7h 37min
🚲 Bike619 km41h 14min
🚶 On foot596 km124h 6min

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 Hikone (Shiga) is 518 km in a straight line, or 619 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,190. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hikone → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Hikone

  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26.2 km22min
  31. ↱Keep right10.4 km9min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号832.6 km30min
  33. ←Turn left207 m0min
  34. →Turn right2.1 km2min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left18 m0min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right94 m0min
  37. →Turn right70 m0min
  38. →Turn right464 m1min
  39. →Turn right569 m1min
  40. 🏁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
アグリの郷栗東滋賀県

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 Hikone

Maibara Maibara8 kmNagahama Nagahama15 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi16 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi16 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman19 kmYasu Yasu27 kmHino Hino28 kmTakashima Takashima28 kmKōka Kōka31 kmKonan Konan31 kmKitahama Kitahama32 kmMoriyama Moriyama32 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba32 kmRittō Rittō34 kmKusatsu Kusatsu37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Hikone?

About 619 km by road (518 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).