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Kitakyushu → Amakusa

Fukuoka → Kumamoto
Straight line166 km
By road228 km
Driving time3h 16min
Fuel cost¥3,380
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Amakusa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car228 km3h 16min
🚲 Bike228 km15h 10min
🚶 On foot191 km39h 53min

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 Amakusa (Kumamoto) is 166 km in a straight line, or 228 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,380. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Amakusa → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Amakusa

  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 right29.9 km21min
  23. ↰Keep left865 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left46 m0min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 南関大牟田北線101.2 km1min
  26. ←Turn left77 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  29. →Turn right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  31. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  32. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347278 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 熊本玉名線16.1 km6min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道501号50120.8 km18min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道501号5013.5 km3min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right1.6 km2min
  39. ←Turn left401 m1min
  40. ↑Continue215 m0min
  41. ←Turn left782 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道57号5722.6 km19min
  43. ←Turn left onto 熊本天草幹線道路（三角大矢野道路）3.8 km2min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道266号266, 32411.1 km9min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 熊本天草幹線道路（松島有料道路）13.4 km10min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道324号32411.4 km10min
  47. ←Turn left onto 熊本天草幹線道路（本渡道路）324393 m1min
  48. ↑Continue onto 天草未来大橋3241.5 km2min
  49. ←Turn left167 m0min
  50. 🏁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
宇土マリーナ熊本県

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 Amakusa

Hondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo2 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa19 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi33 kmMinamata Minamata33 kmHonmachi Honmachi39 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 kmUki Uki48 kmMatsubase Matsubase49 kmUto Uto51 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi59 kmKumamoto Kumamoto61 kmArao Arao63 kmTamana Tamana65 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno68 kmKōshi Kōshi73 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakyushu to Amakusa?

About 228 km by road (166 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,380 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).