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Hōfu → Kitakyushu

Yamaguchi → Fukuoka
Straight line70 km
By road95 km
Driving time1h 31min
Fuel cost¥1,420
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car95 km1h 31min
🚲 Bike95 km6h 21min
🚶 On foot80 km16h 41min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 70 km in a straight line, or 95 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,420. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. ←Turn left211 m0min
  4. →Turn right278 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 小徳田八王子線406 m0min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 山口県道187号高井大道停車場線1874.5 km4min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道2号21.4 km1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 高井大道停車場線1871.5 km2min
  10. ←Turn left83 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right395 m0min
  12. →Turn right272 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  14. →Turn right onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  15. ↑Continue onto 宇部防府線258.0 km7min
  16. ←Turn left3.6 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left805 m1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 山陽自動車道宇部下関線E222.1 km13min
  19. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号293 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道2号214.6 km13min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  24. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  26. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  27. ←Turn left235 m0min
  28. →Turn right9 m0min
  29. ←Turn left697 m1min
  30. →Turn right526 m1min
  31. ←Turn left25 m0min
  32. →Turn right193 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  34. →Turn right387 m1min
  35. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  38. ←Turn left85 m0min
  39. 🏁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
あいお山口県
きらら あじす山口県

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

Distances from Hōfu

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmUbe Ube31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmHikari Hikari37 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHagi Hagi41 kmYanai Yanai52 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 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 Hōfu to Kitakyushu?

About 95 km by road (70 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,420 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).