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Kitakyushu → Kōka

Fukuoka → Shiga
Straight line502 km
By road599 km
Driving time7h 13min
Fuel cost¥8,890
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kōka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car599 km7h 13min
🚲 Bike599 km39h 54min
🚶 On foot578 km120h 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 Kōka (Shiga) is 502 km in a straight line, or 599 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,890. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kōka → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kōka

  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 right onto 名神高速道路E145.3 km34min
  29. ↰Keep left and drive toward 栗東湖南, 甲賀514 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left431 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 栗東水口道路11.9 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 栗東水口道路 and drive toward 竜王インターチェンジ, 湖南市街, 国道1号1425 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 草津伊賀線 and take 4 toward 湖南市街46.5 km6min
  34. ↑Continue onto 彦根八日市甲西線134.8 km4min
  35. ←Turn left21 m0min
  36. 🏁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 Kōka

Minakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba2 kmKonan Konan6 kmHino Hino9 kmRittō Rittō15 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi16 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi17 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmKusatsu Kusatsu18 kmYasu Yasu18 kmMoriyama Moriyama19 kmŌtsu Ōtsu27 kmKitahama Kitahama30 kmHikone Hikone31 kmMaibara Maibara39 kmNagahama Nagahama46 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kōka?

About 599 km by road (502 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).