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Kikuchi → Hiroshima

Kumamoto → Hiroshima
Straight line218 km
By road270 km
Driving time5h 49min
Fuel cost¥4,010
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kikuchi and Hiroshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car270 km5h 49min
🚲 Bike270 km18h 1min
🚶 On foot251 km52h 16min

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 Kikuchi (Kumamoto) to Hiroshima (Hiroshima) is 218 km in a straight line, or 270 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 49min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,010. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hiroshima → Kikuchi →

Driving directions · Kikuchi → Hiroshima

  1. ↑Continue33 m0min
  2. ←Turn left108 m0min
  3. ←Turn left259 m1min
  4. →Turn right83 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 日生野隈府線2036.2 km6min
  6. ←Turn left294 m1min
  7. ↖Turn slight left82 m0min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right209 m0min
  9. →Turn right1.6 km3min
  10. ↗Turn slight right77 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道387号38718.7 km19min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道387号3871.6 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道387号387, 442998 m1min
  14. ↖Turn slight left onto 天瀬阿蘇線123.4 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 栃野西大山線6474.4 km4min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道212号212875 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 天ヶ瀬阿蘇線1211.2 km10min
  18. →Turn right143 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left350 m1min
  20. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道210号21010.5 km9min
  21. ←Turn left onto 書曲野田線678406 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 書曲野田線6781.6 km2min
  23. ↑Continue onto 玖珠山国線43, 678540 m0min
  24. ←Turn left7 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right697 m1min
  26. ←Turn left658 m1min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道387号38711.6 km10min
  28. →Turn right940 m2min
  29. ↖Turn slight left755 m2min
  30. ↱Keep right1.2 km2min
  31. ←Turn left2.0 km4min
  32. ↑Continue onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 2136.4 km6min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 国道213号21326.8 km23min
  36. ←Turn left onto 竹田津港線52248.0 km2h 38min
  37. ↖Turn slight left69 m0min
  38. →Turn right94 m0min
  39. ←Turn left126 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 遠石江口線3.2 km3min
  43. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線24 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  45. ←Turn left86 m0min
  46. →Turn right59 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 久米線1.6 km2min
  48. ↱Keep right59.8 km36min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 広島岩国道路3.1 km2min
  50. ↰Keep left110 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right12.6 km8min
  52. ↰Keep left985 m1min
  53. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  54. ↱Turn sharp right11 m0min
  55. ↖Turn slight left641 m1min
  56. ↖Turn slight left onto 相生通り183, 261103 m0min
  57. ←Turn left299 m0min
  58. →Turn right133 m0min
  59. ←Turn left29 m0min
  60. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

せせらぎ郷かみつえ大分県
慈恩の滝 くす大分県
童話の里 くす大分県
いんない大分県
くにみ大分県

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

Distances from Kikuchi

Kumamoto Kumamoto23 kmHonmachi Honmachi57 kmTamana Tamana23 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo84 kmUto Uto36 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 kmYamaga Yamaga12 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno15 kmŌzu Ōzu13 kmMinamata Minamata94 kmAso Aso25 kmMatsubase Matsubase40 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi115 kmAmakusa Amakusa83 kmArao Arao35 km

Distances from Hiroshima

Hatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 kmEtajima Etajima18 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmKure Kure22 kmHigashihiroshima Higashihiroshima26 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmAki-takata Aki-takata37 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmMihara Mihara58 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kikuchi to Hiroshima?

About 270 km by road (218 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kikuchi to Hiroshima?

About 5h 49min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,010 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).