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Hioki → Kitakyushu

Kagoshima → Fukuoka
Straight line256 km
By road326 km
Driving time4h 40min
Fuel cost¥4,850
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hioki and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car326 km4h 40min
🚲 Bike326 km21h 45min
🚶 On foot295 km61h 25min

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 Hioki (Kagoshima) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 256 km in a straight line, or 326 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,850. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Hioki →

Driving directions · Hioki → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue109 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left77 m0min
  3. ←Turn left76 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left353 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 伊集院日吉線373.3 km5min
  6. ↰Keep left2.5 km4min
  7. ↱Turn sharp right652 m1min
  8. →Turn right688 m1min
  9. →Turn right208 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島441 m1min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 南九州自動車道, 鹿児島道路E3A18.7 km18min
  12. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 隅之城バイパス31.1 km1min
  14. ↰Keep left2.9 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3305 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 川内郡山線36252 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 川内停車場線332106 m0min
  18. ←Turn left473 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 山崎川内線3942.0 km3min
  20. ↑Continue onto 山崎川内線3944.2 km4min
  21. ←Turn left onto 市比野東郷線335506 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 東郷バイパス267923 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 東郷山田宮之城線3445.7 km6min
  24. ←Turn left onto 東郷山田宮之城線344587 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 東郷山田宮之城線34431 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線178 m0min
  27. ←Turn left56 m0min
  28. ↗Turn slight right146 m0min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線1.3 km3min
  30. ←Turn left229 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 川薩広域農道（川薩グリーンロード）4.9 km6min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道328号32818.6 km16min
  33. →Turn right920 m1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 西出水停車場線369647 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道447号4474.2 km4min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道3号339 m0min
  37. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  38. ↑Continue onto 国道3号313.5 km13min
  39. ←Turn left904 m1min
  40. ↑Continue onto 南九州自動車道（芦北出水道路）E3A150.4 km1h 46min
  41. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  42. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  46. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  47. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  49. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  50. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  53. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  56. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  57. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  58. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  59. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  60. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  61. ←Turn left387 m1min
  62. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  63. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  64. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  65. ←Turn left85 m0min
  66. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みなまた熊本県
芦北でこぽん熊本県
たのうら熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県

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

Distances from Hioki

Kagoshima Kagoshima19 kmKanoya Kanoya52 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai26 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki43 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi39 kmIzumi Izumi56 kmIbusuki Ibusuki48 kmKushikino Kushikino17 kmIjūin Ijūin6 kmAkune Akune50 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki35 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame19 kmKajiki Kajiki34 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara60 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata64 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 Hioki to Kitakyushu?

About 326 km by road (256 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).