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Higashine → Kitakyushu

Yamagata → Fukuoka
Straight line996 km
By road1,238 km
Driving time14h 57min
Fuel cost¥18,390
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Higashine and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,238 km14h 57min
🚲 Bike1,238 km82h 31min
🚶 On foot1,146 km238h 42min

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 Higashine (Yamagata) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 996 km in a straight line, or 1,238 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥18,390. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.7°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Higashine →

Driving directions · Higashine → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue200 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29, 304835 m1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 山形県道295号東根停車場線295900 m1min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 東根尾花沢線120106 m0min
  5. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  6. ↑Continue onto 寒河江村山線255.0 km5min
  7. ↗Turn slight right315 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道347号3471.1 km1min
  9. →Turn right onto 天童河北線1101.8 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 34720.1 km17min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道287号28715.8 km14min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道287号287, 3489.8 km8min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道287号287, 3481.1 km1min
  14. →Turn right onto 長井大江線9438 m0min
  15. ←Turn left390 m0min
  16. →Turn right907 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 長井飯豊線1011.0 km10min
  18. →Turn right onto 長井飯豊線10581 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道113号11348.3 km41min
  20. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  22. ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  29. ↑Continue477 m1min
  30. ↑Continue368 m1min
  31. →Turn right65 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  33. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  35. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  37. →Turn right249 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8376.1 km3h 54min
  40. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  41. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  42. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  44. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  45. →Turn right318 m0min
  46. ←Turn left553 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  48. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  49. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  50. ↑Continue322 m0min
  51. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  52. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  53. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  54. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  55. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  56. ↑Continue224 m0min
  57. →Turn right237 m0min
  58. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  59. →Turn right459 m1min
  60. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  61. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  62. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  63. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  64. →Turn right523 m1min
  65. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  66. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  67. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  68. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  69. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
  70. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  71. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  72. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  73. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  74. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  75. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  76. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  77. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  78. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  79. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  80. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  81. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  82. ←Turn left235 m0min
  83. →Turn right9 m0min
  84. ←Turn left697 m1min
  85. →Turn right526 m1min
  86. ←Turn left25 m0min
  87. →Turn right193 m0min
  88. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  89. →Turn right387 m1min
  90. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  91. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  92. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  93. ←Turn left85 m0min
  94. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

河北山形県
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

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

Distances from Higashine

Yamagata Yamagata23 kmSakata Sakata71 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka59 kmYonezawa Yonezawa64 kmTendō Tendō10 kmSagae Sagae13 kmShinjō Shinjō37 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama34 kmNagai Nagai49 kmTakahata Takahata52 kmObanazawa Obanazawa18 kmYuza Yuza76 kmNanyō Nanyō51 kmMurayama Murayama4 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 Higashine to Kitakyushu?

About 1,238 km by road (996 km in a straight line).

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

About 14h 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥18,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).