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Karatsu → Kitakyushu

Saga → Fukuoka
Straight line93 km
By road114 km
Driving time1h 33min
Fuel cost¥1,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Karatsu and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car114 km1h 33min
🚲 Bike114 km7h 34min
🚶 On foot107 km22h 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 Karatsu (Saga) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 93 km in a straight line, or 114 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,690. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Karatsu →

Driving directions · Karatsu → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue100 m0min
  2. ←Turn left548 m1min
  3. →Turn right203 m0min
  4. ←Turn left144 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  6. ←Turn left onto 3473475.8 km6min
  7. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道202号202, 323266 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道202号202228 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路2024.1 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left654 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路202, E3512.6 km12min
  13. ↱Keep right13.8 km9min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速環状線外回り10.8 km7min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号線16.1 km4min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線15.2 km4min
  17. →Turn right46 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 町川原福岡線5044.2 km4min
  19. →Turn right80 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 米多比谷山古賀線53663 m0min
  21. ←Turn left259 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 筑紫野古賀線35268 m0min
  23. →Turn right698 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left37.3 km27min
  25. ↰Keep left671 m1min
  26. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  30. ←Turn left387 m1min
  31. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  33. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  34. ←Turn left85 m0min
  35. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Karatsu

Saga Saga39 kmTosu Tosu52 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmTaku Taku23 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmOgi Ogi28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmImari Imari18 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 km

Distances from Kitakyushu

Nakama Nakama14 kmKanda Kanda14 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmMiyata Miyata24 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka24 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmTsuiki Tsuiki26 kmMunakata Munakata28 kmKawasaki Kawasaki28 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmShiida Shiida29 kmFukutsu Fukutsu34 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmKama Kama37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Karatsu to Kitakyushu?

About 114 km by road (93 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).