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Hiroshima → Karatsu

Hiroshima → Saga
Straight line252 km
By road316 km
Driving time3h 55min
Fuel cost¥4,690
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hiroshima and Karatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car316 km3h 55min
🚲 Bike316 km21h 4min
🚶 On foot290 km60h 26min

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 Karatsu (Saga) is 252 km in a straight line, or 316 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,690. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Karatsu → Hiroshima →

Driving directions · Hiroshima → Karatsu

  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102.8 km1h 2min
  16. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.1 km4min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 下関港線57690 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right51.7 km36min
  27. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  28. ←Turn left203 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  30. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  31. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  32. ←Turn left513 m1min
  33. →Turn right684 m1min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 糟屋ランプ入口4.8 km3min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線3.1 km2min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速環状線内回り110.8 km7min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 西九州自動車道, 国道497号27.0 km22min
  38. ↰Keep left274 m0min
  39. →Turn right993 m2min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道202号2024.5 km4min
  41. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  42. ↑Continue onto 虹の松原線3475.8 km6min
  43. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  44. ←Turn left144 m0min
  45. →Turn right203 m0min
  46. ←Turn left548 m1min
  47. →Turn right100 m0min
  48. 🏁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 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 Karatsu

Imari Imari18 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTaku Taku23 kmOgi Ogi28 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 kmSaga Saga39 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmTosu Tosu52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hiroshima to Karatsu?

About 316 km by road (252 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,690 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).