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Iwakuni → Kitakyushu

Yamaguchi → Fukuoka
Straight line131 km
By road166 km
Driving time2h 22min
Fuel cost¥2,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Iwakuni and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car166 km2h 22min
🚲 Bike166 km11h 6min
🚶 On foot150 km31h 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 Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 131 km in a straight line, or 166 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,470. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Iwakuni →

Driving directions · Iwakuni → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue951 m2min
  2. ←Turn left onto 岩国玖珂線15257 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道188号188967 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 岩国玖珂線1512.4 km11min
  5. ←Turn left148 m0min
  6. ↗Turn slight right onto 上久原藤生停車場線1361.2 km1min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道437号437296 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 柳井玖珂線70273 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 柳井玖珂線701.6 km1min
  10. ←Turn left187 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right66.2 km40min
  12. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  13. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  15. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  21. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  23. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  24. ←Turn left235 m0min
  25. →Turn right9 m0min
  26. ←Turn left697 m1min
  27. →Turn right526 m1min
  28. ←Turn left25 m0min
  29. →Turn right193 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  31. →Turn right387 m1min
  32. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  33. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  34. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  35. ←Turn left85 m0min
  36. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Iwakuni

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki120 kmUbe Ube93 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi69 kmHōfu Hōfu62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama39 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu37 kmHikari Hikari34 kmOnoda Onoda97 kmHagi Hagi78 kmYanai Yanai24 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō76 kmNagato Nagato97 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki112 kmMine Mine92 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda99 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 Iwakuni to Kitakyushu?

About 166 km by road (131 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).