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Hiroshima → Ibusuki

Hiroshima → Kagoshima
Straight line390 km
By road568 km
Driving time7h 47min
Fuel cost¥8,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hiroshima and Ibusuki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car568 km7h 47min
🚲 Bike568 km37h 51min
🚶 On foot448 km93h 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 Ibusuki (Kagoshima) is 390 km in a straight line, or 568 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,430. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ibusuki → Hiroshima →

Driving directions · Hiroshima → Ibusuki

  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25.8 km5min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  25. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  27. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  34. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  35. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  40. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  45. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right249.1 km3h 12min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 指宿スカイライン 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17363 m0min
  48. ↰Keep left and drive toward 国道226号, 枕崎3.7 km4min
  49. →Turn right onto 郡元鹿児島港線(産業道路)21732.0 km44min
  50. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  51. →Turn right onto 湯ノ郷橋1.1 km1min
  52. ←Turn left212 m0min
  53. →Turn right onto 下里湊宮ヶ浜線238750 m1min
  54. ←Turn left90 m0min
  55. 🏁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
香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
うすい福岡県
くるめ福岡県
みやま福岡県
おおむた福岡県

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 Ibusuki

Minamikyushu Minamikyushu22 kmKanoya Kanoya25 kmTarumizu Tarumizu28 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki32 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame38 kmKagoshima Kagoshima38 kmMinamisatsuma Minamisatsuma39 kmHioki Hioki48 kmIjūin Ijūin49 kmShibushi Shibushi51 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi54 kmKajiki Kajiki56 kmSoo Soo56 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki57 kmKirishima Kirishima58 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hiroshima to Ibusuki?

About 568 km by road (390 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).