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Arai → Kitakyushu

Niigata → Fukuoka
Straight line754 km
By road956 km
Driving time11h 9min
Fuel cost¥14,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car956 km11h 9min
🚲 Bike956 km63h 43min
🚶 On foot867 km180h 34min

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 Arai (Niigata) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 754 km in a straight line, or 956 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,200. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue105 m0min
  2. ←Turn left250 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 上新バイパス182.4 km2min
  4. ←Turn left onto 西野谷新田新井線428137 m0min
  5. →Turn right62 m0min
  6. ←Turn left19 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left13.2 km9min
  8. ↰Keep left305.6 km3h 6min
  9. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  10. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  11. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  14. →Turn right318 m0min
  15. ←Turn left553 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  17. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  18. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  19. ↑Continue322 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  21. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  22. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  23. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  24. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  25. ↑Continue224 m0min
  26. →Turn right237 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  28. →Turn right459 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  30. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  33. →Turn right523 m1min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  36. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  38. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
  39. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  40. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  48. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  49. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  50. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  51. ←Turn left235 m0min
  52. →Turn right9 m0min
  53. ←Turn left697 m1min
  54. →Turn right526 m1min
  55. ←Turn left25 m0min
  56. →Turn right193 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  58. →Turn right387 m1min
  59. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  60. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  61. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  62. ←Turn left85 m0min
  63. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あらい新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県
砺波富山県
三方五湖福井県
若狭おばま福井県

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmShibata Shibata144 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō119 kmTsubame Tsubame96 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmShirone Shirone110 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmGosen Gosen117 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō125 kmKamo Kamo103 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 Arai to Kitakyushu?

About 956 km by road (754 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).