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Karatsu → Hiroshima

Saga → Hiroshima
Straight line252 km
By road316 km
Driving time3h 50min
Fuel cost¥4,700
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Karatsu and Hiroshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car316 km3h 50min
🚲 Bike316 km21h 5min
🚶 On foot290 km60h 26min

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 Hiroshima (Hiroshima) is 252 km in a straight line, or 316 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,700. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hiroshima → Karatsu →

Driving directions · Karatsu → Hiroshima

  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 left66.8 km47min
  25. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right102.4 km1h 2min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 広島岩国道路3.1 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left110 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right12.6 km8min
  42. ↰Keep left985 m1min
  43. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  44. ↱Turn sharp right11 m0min
  45. ↖Turn slight left641 m1min
  46. ↖Turn slight left onto 相生通り183, 261103 m0min
  47. ←Turn left299 m0min
  48. →Turn right133 m0min
  49. ←Turn left29 m0min
  50. 🏁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

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

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 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 Karatsu to Hiroshima?

About 316 km by road (252 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).