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Kitakyushu → Kurihara

Fukuoka → Miyagi
Straight line1,058 km
By road1,325 km
Driving time16h 12min
Fuel cost¥19,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Kurihara.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,325 km16h 12min
🚲 Bike1,325 km88h 21min
🚶 On foot1,217 km253h 36min

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 Kurihara (Miyagi) is 1,058 km in a straight line, or 1,325 km by road. A car trip takes about 16h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥19,690. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kurihara → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Kurihara

  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
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  22. ↱Keep right217 m0min
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  24. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  26. ↱Keep right363.3 km3h 58min
  27. ↰Keep left589 m1min
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  30. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  33. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  34. ←Turn left607 m1min
  35. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  38. →Turn right459 m1min
  39. ←Turn left117 m0min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  41. ←Turn left224 m0min
  42. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  44. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  45. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  46. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  47. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  48. ↑Continue322 m0min
  49. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  50. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  52. →Turn right85 m0min
  53. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  54. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  55. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  56. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  57. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  58. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  59. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  60. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  61. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  62. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  63. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  64. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  65. →Turn right onto 国道113号11348.3 km41min
  66. ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  67. ←Turn left onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  68. ←Turn left907 m1min
  69. ←Turn left390 m0min
  70. →Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  72. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  73. ←Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  74. →Turn right onto 国道287号28720.1 km17min
  75. ←Turn left onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  76. ←Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  77. →Turn right315 m0min
  78. ↖Turn slight left onto 寒河江村山線253.6 km3min
  79. ←Turn left394 m0min
  80. ↑Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E1312.9 km8min
  81. ↰Keep left420 m0min
  82. →Turn right onto 大石田土生田線189103 m0min
  83. ←Turn left150 m1min
  84. ↱Turn sharp right22 m0min
  85. ←Turn left112 m0min
  86. →Turn right204 m0min
  87. ↰Turn sharp left onto 東根尾花沢線120733 m1min
  88. ←Turn left onto 国道13号131.3 km1min
  89. ↰Keep left onto 東根尾花沢線1202.3 km2min
  90. ↑Continue onto 尾花沢最上線28374 m0min
  91. →Turn right onto 尾花沢最上線281.2 km1min
  92. →Turn right610 m1min
  93. ↱Keep right onto 尾花沢最上線2821.5 km20min
  94. →Turn right onto 国道47号4723.0 km20min
  95. ←Turn left onto 鳴子池月線2537.4 km7min
  96. ←Turn left onto 国道457号線4575.0 km6min
  97. ↑Continue onto 国道398号3987.3 km6min
  98. ←Turn left688 m1min
  99. ←Turn left137 m0min
  100. →Turn right84 m0min
  101. ←Turn left140 m0min
  102. ↱Turn sharp right onto 栗駒岩出山線178 m0min
  103. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  104. ←Turn left3.0 km4min
  105. ←Turn left138 m0min
  106. 🏁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
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県
三方五湖福井県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Kurihara?

About 1,325 km by road (1,058 km in a straight line).

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

About 16h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥19,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).