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Kitakyushu → Chatan

Fukuoka → Okinawa
Straight line889 km
By road1,097 km
Driving time115h 32min
Fuel cost¥16,300
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Chatan.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,097 km115h 32min
🚲 Bike1,097 km73h 7min
🚶 On foot1,022 km212h 56min

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 Chatan (Okinawa) is 889 km in a straight line, or 1,097 km by road. A car trip takes about 115h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥16,300. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Chatan → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Chatan

  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3222.5 km2min
  8. Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  9. Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  10. Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  11. Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  12. Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  13. Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  14. Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  15. Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  16. Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  17. Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  18. Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  19. Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  20. Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  21. Keep left367 m0min
  22. Keep right218.7 km2h 45min
  23. Keep left291 m0min
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  25. Keep left89 m0min
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  27. Turn sharp right70 m0min
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  29. Turn right477 m1min
  30. Turn left92 m0min
  31. Turn slight right347 m0min
  32. Turn left699 m1min
  33. Turn right onto 姶良バイパス102.7 km4min
  34. Continue onto 国道10号1011.1 km15min
  35. Keep left127 m0min
  36. Continue onto 上本町磯線1.3 km2min
  37. Turn left79 m0min
  38. Turn sharp right onto 鹿児島北バイパス101.2 km2min
  39. Continue onto 鹿児島港臨港道路1.6 km2min
  40. Turn left onto 鹿児島港臨港道路125 m0min
  41. Turn right onto 鹿児島港臨港道路533 m1min
  42. Turn left348 m0min
  43. Turn left onto 鹿児島港臨港道路249 m0min
  44. Continue196 m0min
  45. Turn right onto 鹿児島~那覇380.7 km63h 27min
  46. Turn right12 m0min
  47. Turn left59 m0min
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  49. Turn left716 m1min
  50. Turn right onto サンサン通り52 m0min
  51. Turn left onto 名瀬港線605189 m0min
  52. Turn right onto 名瀬竜郷線81413 m0min
  53. Continue onto 国道58号5840.8 km35min
  54. Turn right onto 名瀬瀬戸内線79290 m0min
  55. Turn left68 m0min
  56. Continue273 m0min
  57. Turn left40 m0min
  58. Turn right20 m0min
  59. Turn right74.5 km12h 25min
  60. Turn sharp right68.8 km11h 23min
  61. Keep right42 m0min
  62. Turn right448 m1min
  63. Turn left387 m0min
  64. Continue onto 知名沖永良部空港線8410.8 km10min
  65. Turn right onto 知名沖永良部空港線84805 m1min
  66. Turn right122 m0min
  67. Continue357 m1min
  68. Keep right onto 鹿児島~那覇54.4 km9h 4min
  69. Turn sharp right onto 鹿児島~那覇76.8 km12h 48min
  70. Continue61 m0min
  71. Turn right565 m1min
  72. Turn right22 m0min
  73. Turn slight right onto 本部循環線4493.6 km4min
  74. Turn left onto 国道449号旧道4492.0 km2min
  75. Keep left686 m1min
  76. Turn left onto 国道449号旧道4492.6 km2min
  77. Turn left onto 本部循環線4493.6 km4min
  78. Turn right onto 名護バイパス58813 m1min
  79. Continue onto 本部循環線5819.8 km21min
  80. Keep left onto 恩納バイパス584.8 km4min
  81. Turn left onto 県道88号屋嘉恩納線883.4 km3min
  82. Turn right onto 沖縄自動車道16.3 km14min
  83. Keep left toward 85885 m1min
  84. Turn slight right toward 8511 m0min
  85. Turn right onto やまなか通り85, 231.5 km2min
  86. Turn left996 m1min
  87. Turn left469 m1min
  88. Turn sharp right11 m0min
  89. Turn slight left164 m0min
  90. Turn slight right onto 県道24号24291 m1min
  91. Turn left86 m0min
  92. Turn right128 m0min
  93. Turn left227 m0min
  94. Turn left786 m1min
  95. Turn right onto 県道130号線130473 m1min
  96. Turn right187 m1min
  97. Turn right91 m0min
  98. Keep left56 m0min
  99. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
うすい福岡県
くるめ福岡県
みやま福岡県
おおむた福岡県
きくすい熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Chatan?

About 1,097 km by road (889 km in a straight line).

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

About 115h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥16,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).