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Otaru → Kitakyushu

Hokkaido → Fukuoka
Straight line1,360 km
By road1,824 km
Driving time26h 44min
Fuel cost¥27,100
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,824 km26h 44min
🚲 Bike1,824 km121h 37min
🚶 On foot1,564 km325h 51min

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 Otaru (Hokkaido) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 1,360 km in a straight line, or 1,824 km by road. A car trip takes about 26h 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥27,100. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -3.3°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue275 m0min
  2. ←Turn left195 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道5号51.4 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道5号5, 22918.1 km16min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道5号5, 22927.8 km24min
  6. ↱Keep right onto 国道276号2763.0 km3min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道276号276174 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道276号2768.5 km7min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道229号229, 27634.5 km30min
  10. ←Turn left onto 寿都黒松内線915.3 km14min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道5号547.8 km41min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道5号510.1 km9min
  13. →Turn right onto 落部インター線1155355 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left30.0 km26min
  15. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149777 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道5号59.9 km8min
  17. →Turn right onto 峠下上磯線9614.0 km12min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  20. →Turn right216 m0min
  21. ←Turn left110.8 km5h 2min
  22. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247119 m0min
  24. ←Turn left605 m1min
  25. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  26. →Turn right276 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right16 m0min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right onto 青森環状道路7548 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left48.9 km36min
  30. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  32. →Turn right7.0 km7min
  33. ↰Keep left12.2 km11min
  34. ↰Keep left388 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 鷹巣バイパス10510.0 km9min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  37. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1045.1 km5min
  38. ↑Continue onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道7号7, 101, 28515.4 km14min
  40. →Turn right onto 秋田南バイパス74.8 km5min
  41. ↰Keep left4.5 km4min
  42. ←Turn left onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道7号711.4 km10min
  44. ↱Keep right395 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  46. →Turn right onto 松ヶ崎バイパス7, 34129.7 km27min
  47. →Turn right onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  48. ↑Continue1.8 km2min
  49. ↱Keep right293 m1min
  50. ↑Continue onto 金浦バイパス735.4 km31min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 国道112号1122.3 km2min
  52. ←Turn left onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  53. ↖Turn slight left onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  54. ↑Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  55. ↑Continue132 m0min
  56. ←Turn left278 m0min
  57. →Turn right777 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  59. →Turn right onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  60. ↑Continue onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  61. →Turn right onto 国道7号730.8 km26min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  64. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  65. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  66. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  67. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  68. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  69. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  70. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  71. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  72. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8376.1 km3h 54min
  73. ↰Keep left125.4 km1h 22min
  74. ↰Keep left7.3 km8min
  75. ↰Keep left288 m0min
  76. ↱Keep right644 m1min
  77. →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7316 m0min
  78. →Turn right318 m0min
  79. ←Turn left553 m1min
  80. →Turn right onto 国道175号1758.0 km10min
  81. →Turn right onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  82. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  83. ↑Continue322 m0min
  84. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  85. ↑Continue14.2 km13min
  86. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  87. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  88. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  89. ↑Continue224 m0min
  90. →Turn right237 m0min
  91. ↰Turn sharp left117 m0min
  92. →Turn right459 m1min
  93. ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  94. ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  95. ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  96. ↰Keep left607 m1min
  97. →Turn right523 m1min
  98. ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  99. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  100. ↰Turn sharp left2.1 km2min
  101. ↰Keep left772 m1min
  102. ↱Keep right363.0 km3h 58min
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  107. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
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  109. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  110. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  111. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  112. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  113. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  114. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  115. ←Turn left235 m0min
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  117. ←Turn left697 m1min
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  119. ←Turn left25 m0min
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  121. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  122. →Turn right387 m1min
  123. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  124. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  125. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  126. ←Turn left85 m0min
  127. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

スペース・アップルよいち北海道
いわない北海道
YOU･遊･もり北海道
なないろ・ななえ北海道
ひろさき青森県
いかりがせき青森県
やたて峠秋田県
かみこあに秋田県

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

Distances from Otaru

Sapporo Sapporo31 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa128 kmHakodate Hakodate159 kmTomakomai Tomakomai79 kmEbetsu Ebetsu45 kmMuroran Muroran97 kmChitose Chitose67 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa61 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima52 kmIshikari Ishikari29 kmTakikawa Takikawa84 kmKamiiso Kamiiso155 kmDate Date81 kmHonchō Honchō146 kmBibai Bibai71 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 Otaru to Kitakyushu?

About 1,824 km by road (1,360 km in a straight line).

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

About 26h 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥27,100 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).