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Hikari → Kitakyushu

Yamaguchi → Fukuoka
Straight line102 km
By road140 km
Driving time2h 7min
Fuel cost¥2,080
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hikari and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car140 km2h 7min
🚲 Bike140 km9h 19min
🚶 On foot117 km24h 27min

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 Hikari (Yamaguchi) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 102 km in a straight line, or 140 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,080. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Hikari →

Driving directions · Hikari → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue60 m0min
  2. →Turn right47 m0min
  3. ←Turn left163 m0min
  4. →Turn right61 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道188号18811.6 km13min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 下松バイパス1882.6 km2min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2378 m0min
  8. →Turn right876 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道42.1 km25min
  10. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  11. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  13. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  19. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  21. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  22. ←Turn left235 m0min
  23. →Turn right9 m0min
  24. ←Turn left697 m1min
  25. →Turn right526 m1min
  26. ←Turn left25 m0min
  27. →Turn right193 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  29. →Turn right387 m1min
  30. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  31. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  33. ←Turn left85 m0min
  34. 🏁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 Hikari

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki92 kmUbe Ube65 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi51 kmHōfu Hōfu37 kmIwakuni Iwakuni34 kmTokuyama Tokuyama16 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu9 kmOnoda Onoda71 kmHagi Hagi70 kmYanai Yanai15 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō53 kmNagato Nagato84 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki91 kmMine Mine72 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda73 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 Hikari to Kitakyushu?

About 140 km by road (102 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,080 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).