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Fukuoka → Jōetsu

Fukuoka → Niigata
Straight line810 km
By road1,003 km
Driving time11h 40min
Fuel cost¥14,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Fukuoka and Jōetsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,003 km11h 40min
🚲 Bike1,003 km66h 54min
🚶 On foot932 km194h 10min

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 Fukuoka (Fukuoka) to Jōetsu (Niigata) is 810 km in a straight line, or 1,003 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,910. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Jōetsu → Fukuoka →

Driving directions · Fukuoka → Jōetsu

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. →Turn right248 m0min
  3. ←Turn left14 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto パピヨン通り6072.3 km2min
  5. ↰Turn sharp left onto 福岡太宰府線6822 m0min
  6. →Turn right173 m0min
  7. ↑Continue2.6 km3min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道201号2011.5 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left266 m0min
  10. ←Turn left445 m1min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 福岡直方線2118.6 km17min
  12. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9988 m1min
  14. ←Turn left312 m0min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right51.3 km36min
  16. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  28. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  29. ↱Keep right363.3 km3h 58min
  30. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  31. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right2.2 km3min
  33. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  36. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  37. ←Turn left607 m1min
  38. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  40. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  41. →Turn right459 m1min
  42. ←Turn left117 m0min
  43. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  44. ←Turn left224 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  47. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  48. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  49. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  50. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  51. ↑Continue322 m0min
  52. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  53. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  54. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  55. →Turn right85 m0min
  56. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  57. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  58. ↰Keep left296.7 km3h 1min
  59. ↰Keep left210 m0min
  60. ↱Keep right207 m0min
  61. ↰Keep left529 m0min
  62. ↱Turn sharp right1.2 km2min
  63. ←Turn left105 m0min
  64. →Turn right180 m0min
  65. →Turn right44 m0min
  66. ←Turn left375 m1min
  67. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道8号810.0 km9min
  68. →Turn right onto 春日山城直江津線18560 m0min
  69. ←Turn left190 m0min
  70. →Turn right onto 上越新井線631.2 km1min
  71. ←Turn left771 m1min
  72. →Turn right9 m0min
  73. →Turn right29 m0min
  74. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  75. 🏁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
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県
三方五湖福井県
砺波富山県

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

Distances from Fukuoka

Kitakyushu Kitakyushu49 kmKurume Kurume33 kmŌmuta Ōmuta63 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi15 kmŌnojō Ōnojō9 kmIizuka Iizuka25 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi54 kmDazaifu Dazaifu14 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō20 kmKoga Koga16 kmNōgata Nōgata32 kmTagawa Tagawa36 kmNakama Nakama36 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma19 kmAmagi Amagi30 km

Distances from Jōetsu

Myoko Myoko15 kmArai Arai16 kmItoigawa Itoigawa37 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmShiozawa Shiozawa56 kmMinamiuonuma Minamiuonuma57 kmMuikamachi Muikamachi58 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmUonuma Uonuma65 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō76 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Fukuoka to Jōetsu?

About 1,003 km by road (810 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Fukuoka to Jōetsu?

About 11h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).