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Morioka → Kitakyushu

Iwate → Fukuoka
Straight line1,122 km
By road1,407 km
Driving time17h 26min
Fuel cost¥20,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Morioka and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,407 km17h 26min
🚲 Bike1,407 km93h 49min
🚶 On foot1,291 km268h 56min

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 Morioka (Iwate) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 1,122 km in a straight line, or 1,407 km by road. A car trip takes about 17h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥20,910. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -2.3°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Morioka →

Driving directions · Morioka → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue48 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 菜園通り805 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 盛岡停車場線2119 m0min
  4. →Turn right708 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 盛岡横手線1968 m1min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right onto 秋田街道12.3 km2min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道46号467.2 km6min
  8. ←Turn left onto 繋温泉線2582.0 km2min
  9. ↑Continue2.2 km3min
  10. ←Turn left onto 盛岡横手線12.9 km3min
  11. →Turn right onto 盛岡横手線12.4 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 盛岡横手線143.1 km39min
  13. →Turn right4.2 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道107号107892 m1min
  15. →Turn right186 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left577 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E4619.4 km18min
  18. ↰Keep left795 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left5.7 km6min
  20. ↰Keep left632 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 十文字バイパス13, 34220.1 km17min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right3.2 km4min
  23. ↰Keep left222 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道13号13, 108, 34411.5 km10min
  25. ↑Continue8.7 km5min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道13号13, 344972 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 平岡日当線3246.4 km6min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道344号3442.9 km2min
  29. ↑Continue onto 真室川鮭川線357.9 km7min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4581.1 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto 神田川口線3284.7 km5min
  32. ←Turn left368 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 新庄戸沢線342.5 km2min
  34. →Turn right2.2 km3min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道47号4716.8 km14min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 羽黒立川線462.6 km2min
  37. ←Turn left onto 羽黒立川線46949 m1min
  38. →Turn right446 m1min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道345号3454.6 km4min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 国道345号3458.5 km7min
  41. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線3491.4 km1min
  42. ↑Continue onto 面野山鶴岡線3325.2 km5min
  43. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡バイパス71.4 km1min
  44. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  45. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道(無料区間)E711.7 km11min
  46. ↰Keep left347 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 菅野代堅苔沢線61794 m1min
  48. ↖Turn slight left553 m1min
  49. ←Turn left onto 国道7号722.9 km20min
  50. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  52. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  55. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  56. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  57. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  58. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  59. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  60. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8376.1 km3h 54min
  61. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  62. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  63. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  64. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  65. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  66. →Turn right318 m0min
  67. ←Turn left553 m1min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  69. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  70. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  71. ↑Continue322 m0min
  72. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  73. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  74. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  75. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  76. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  77. ↑Continue224 m0min
  78. →Turn right237 m0min
  79. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  80. →Turn right459 m1min
  81. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  82. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  83. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  84. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  85. →Turn right523 m1min
  86. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  87. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  88. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  89. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  90. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
  91. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  92. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  93. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  94. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  95. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  96. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  97. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  98. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  99. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  100. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  101. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  102. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  103. ←Turn left235 m0min
  104. →Turn right9 m0min
  105. ←Turn left697 m1min
  106. →Turn right526 m1min
  107. ←Turn left25 m0min
  108. →Turn right193 m0min
  109. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  110. →Turn right387 m1min
  111. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  112. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  113. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  114. ←Turn left85 m0min
  115. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

十文字秋田県
おがち秋田県
とざわ山形県
しょうない山形県
あつみ山形県
笹川流れ新潟県
神林新潟県
豊栄新潟県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Morioka to Kitakyushu?

About 1,407 km by road (1,122 km in a straight line).

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

About 17h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥20,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).