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Hiroshima → Kikuchi

Hiroshima → Kumamoto
Straight line218 km
By road270 km
Driving time5h 51min
Fuel cost¥4,020
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hiroshima and Kikuchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car270 km5h 51min
🚲 Bike270 km18h 1min
🚶 On foot251 km52h 16min

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 Hiroshima (Hiroshima) to Kikuchi (Kumamoto) is 218 km in a straight line, or 270 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,020. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kikuchi → Hiroshima →

Driving directions · Hiroshima → Kikuchi

  1. ↑Continue29 m0min
  2. →Turn right133 m0min
  3. ←Turn left906 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 平和大通り635 m1min
  5. ←Turn left661 m1min
  6. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号21.3 km1min
  7. ↱Keep right2.0 km2min
  8. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 広島湯来線7157 m0min
  10. ↑Continue26 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right186 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 西広島バイパス28.2 km5min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 西広島バイパス21.8 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left2.3 km2min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 山陽自動車道60.5 km37min
  16. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 久米線739 m1min
  18. →Turn right59 m0min
  19. ←Turn left86 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 天王和田線35 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 下松新南陽線3472.0 km2min
  23. ↰Keep left177 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 遠石江口線1.1 km1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  27. ←Turn left144 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right94 m0min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left48.0 km2h 38min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道213号21333.2 km28min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  32. ←Turn left onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  33. ↱Keep right2.0 km4min
  34. →Turn right2.0 km4min
  35. ↗Turn slight right864 m2min
  36. ↰Keep left75 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道387号38711.6 km10min
  38. ↱Keep right658 m1min
  39. →Turn right704 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 玖珠山国線43, 678540 m0min
  41. ↑Continue onto 書曲野田線6781.6 km2min
  42. ←Turn left onto 書曲野田線678406 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道210号21010.5 km9min
  44. ↰Keep left350 m1min
  45. ↱Turn sharp right112 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right31 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 天ヶ瀬阿蘇線1211.2 km10min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道212号212875 m1min
  49. ←Turn left onto 栃野西大山線6474.4 km4min
  50. ↑Continue onto 天瀬阿蘇線123.4 km3min
  51. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道387号387, 442998 m1min
  52. ←Turn left onto 国道387号3871.6 km1min
  53. →Turn right onto 国道387号38717.8 km17min
  54. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道387号387918 m1min
  55. ←Turn left77 m0min
  56. ↰Keep left1.6 km3min
  57. ←Turn left209 m0min
  58. ↰Turn sharp left82 m0min
  59. ↗Turn slight right294 m1min
  60. →Turn right onto 日生野隈府線2036.2 km6min
  61. →Turn right83 m0min
  62. ←Turn left259 m1min
  63. →Turn right108 m0min
  64. →Turn right33 m0min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

くにみ大分県
いんない大分県
童話の里 くす大分県
慈恩の滝 くす大分県
せせらぎ郷かみつえ大分県

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

Distances from Hiroshima

Fukuyama Fukuyama85 kmKure Kure22 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmMihara Mihara58 kmHatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 kmKannabechō-yahiro Kannabechō-yahiro91 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmShin’ichi Shin’ichi77 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 km

Distances from Kikuchi

Kōshi Kōshi11 kmYamaga Yamaga12 kmŌzu Ōzu13 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno15 kmKumamoto Kumamoto23 kmTamana Tamana23 kmAso Aso25 kmArao Arao35 kmUto Uto36 kmMatsubase Matsubase40 kmUki Uki43 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro50 kmHonmachi Honmachi57 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa68 kmAmakusa Amakusa83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hiroshima to Kikuchi?

About 270 km by road (218 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,020 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).