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Ibusuki → Soo

Kagoshima → Kagoshima
Straight line56 km
By road114 km
Driving time2h 14min
Fuel cost¥1,700
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ibusuki and Soo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car114 km2h 14min
🚲 Bike114 km7h 37min
🚶 On foot65 km13h 27min

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 Ibusuki (Kagoshima) to Soo (Kagoshima) is 56 km in a straight line, or 114 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 14min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,700. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Soo → Ibusuki →

Driving directions · Ibusuki → Soo

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 下里湊宮ヶ浜線238750 m1min
  3. ←Turn left212 m0min
  4. →Turn right359 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left707 m1min
  6. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道226号22627.5 km39min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線(産業道路)2194.6 km5min
  9. ←Turn left onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線2193.4 km4min
  10. ↰Keep left and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山, 有料道路指宿スカイライン, 頴娃144 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right and drive toward 南さつま, 日置, 谷山7.7 km7min
  12. ↰Keep left and drive toward E3A南九州道225 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島市街65 m0min
  14. ←Turn left and drive toward 熊本, 宮崎, 空港28.3 km24min
  15. ↰Keep left and drive toward 加治木, 国分, 鹿屋12.2 km13min
  16. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 504283 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道220号220418 m1min
  19. ←Turn left207 m0min
  20. ←Turn left171 m0min
  21. →Turn right131 m0min
  22. ←Turn left3.3 km7min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 亀割バイパス10, 50413.3 km18min
  24. →Turn right onto 光神山諏訪方線5013.4 km3min
  25. →Turn right3.0 km4min
  26. →Turn right onto 曽於広域農道（そお街道）640 m1min
  27. ↱Turn sharp right23 m0min
  28. ←Turn left168 m0min
  29. ↑Continue242 m0min
  30. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いぶすき鹿児島県
喜入鹿児島県
すえよし鹿児島県

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

Distances from Ibusuki

Kagoshima Kagoshima38 kmKanoya Kanoya25 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai73 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki57 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi54 kmIzumi Izumi98 kmKushikino Kushikino65 kmIjūin Ijūin49 kmAkune Akune97 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki32 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame38 kmKajiki Kajiki56 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara93 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata58 kmTarumizu Tarumizu28 km

Distances from Soo

Sueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata2 kmShibushi Shibushi22 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki23 kmKirishima Kirishima24 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi26 kmKajiki Kajiki32 kmKanoya Kanoya32 kmTarumizu Tarumizu33 kmAira Aira40 kmKagoshima Kagoshima43 kmIjūin Ijūin56 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara58 kmIsa Isa59 kmMinamikyushu Minamikyushu61 kmHioki Hioki61 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ibusuki to Soo?

About 114 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Ibusuki to Soo?

About 2h 14min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).