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Obanazawa → Kitakyushu

Yamagata → Fukuoka
Straight line1,005 km
By road1,253 km
Driving time15h 6min
Fuel cost¥18,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Obanazawa and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,253 km15h 6min
🚲 Bike1,253 km83h 30min
🚶 On foot1,156 km240h 48min

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 Obanazawa (Yamagata) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 1,005 km in a straight line, or 1,253 km by road. A car trip takes about 15h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥18,610. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Obanazawa →

Driving directions · Obanazawa → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue20 m0min
  2. →Turn right75 m0min
  3. ←Turn left53 m0min
  4. →Turn right48 m0min
  5. ←Turn left81 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 尾花沢最上線28374 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 東根尾花沢線1204.9 km4min
  8. →Turn right onto 東根尾花沢線120165 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 大石田土生田線189478 m0min
  10. ←Turn left546 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E1312.8 km8min
  12. ↰Keep left322 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 寒河江村山線253.7 km3min
  14. ↗Turn slight right315 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 34720.1 km17min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  21. →Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  22. ←Turn left390 m0min
  23. →Turn right907 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  25. →Turn right onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道113号11348.3 km41min
  27. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  29. ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  36. ↑Continue477 m1min
  37. ↑Continue368 m1min
  38. →Turn right65 m0min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  40. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  42. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  43. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  44. →Turn right249 m0min
  45. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8376.1 km3h 54min
  47. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  48. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  49. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  51. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  52. →Turn right318 m0min
  53. ←Turn left553 m1min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  55. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  56. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  57. ↑Continue322 m0min
  58. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  59. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  60. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  61. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  62. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  63. ↑Continue224 m0min
  64. →Turn right237 m0min
  65. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  66. →Turn right459 m1min
  67. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  68. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  69. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  70. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  71. →Turn right523 m1min
  72. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  73. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  74. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  75. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  76. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
  77. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  78. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  79. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  80. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  81. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  82. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  83. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  84. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  85. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  86. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  87. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  88. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  89. ←Turn left235 m0min
  90. →Turn right9 m0min
  91. ←Turn left697 m1min
  92. →Turn right526 m1min
  93. ←Turn left25 m0min
  94. →Turn right193 m0min
  95. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  96. →Turn right387 m1min
  97. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  98. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  99. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  100. ←Turn left85 m0min
  101. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

寒河江山形県
おおえ山形県
あさひまち山形県
白鷹ヤナ公園山形県
川のみなと長井山形県
いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県

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

Distances from Obanazawa

Yamagata Yamagata41 kmSakata Sakata59 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka52 kmYonezawa Yonezawa81 kmTendō Tendō28 kmHigashine Higashine18 kmSagae Sagae28 kmShinjō Shinjō19 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama51 kmNagai Nagai64 kmTakahata Takahata69 kmYuza Yuza62 kmNanyō Nanyō67 kmMurayama Murayama15 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 Obanazawa to Kitakyushu?

About 1,253 km by road (1,005 km in a straight line).

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

About 15h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥18,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).