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Kainan → Kitakyushu

Wakayama → Fukuoka
Straight line403 km
By road602 km
Driving time7h 28min
Fuel cost¥8,940
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kainan and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car602 km7h 28min
🚲 Bike602 km40h 7min
🚶 On foot464 km96h 38min

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 Kainan (Wakayama) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 403 km in a straight line, or 602 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,940. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Kainan →

Driving directions · Kainan → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue64 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left115 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道370号3701.5 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 海南金屋線18234 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 海南金屋線1875 m0min
  6. →Turn right24.0 km17min
  7. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 自然田鳥取線261119 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 和歌山貝塚線644.1 km4min
  10. ←Turn left onto 大苗代岡田浦停車場線252881 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 泉佐野岩出線636.0 km5min
  12. ←Turn left511 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 大阪臨海線29713 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 泉佐野北入口29.0 km23min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速5号湾岸線510.3 km9min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎末広出口5-0712.6 km16min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 尼崎宝塚線4262 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right656 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left13.8 km12min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  22. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  23. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  25. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  31. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  32. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  33. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  34. ←Turn left235 m0min
  35. →Turn right9 m0min
  36. ←Turn left697 m1min
  37. →Turn right526 m1min
  38. ←Turn left25 m0min
  39. →Turn right193 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  41. →Turn right387 m1min
  42. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  43. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  44. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  45. ←Turn left85 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

根来さくらの里和歌山県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Distances from Kainan

Minato Minato9 kmWakayama Wakayama10 kmTanabe Tanabe49 kmHashimoto Hashimoto41 kmIwade Iwade14 kmShingū Shingū85 kmGobō Gobō30 kmKōya Kōya38 kmArida Arida12 kmKinokawa Kinokawa22 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 Kainan to Kitakyushu?

About 602 km by road (403 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,940 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).