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Kōya → Fukuoka

Wakayama → Fukuoka
Straight line485 km
By road658 km
Driving time8h 9min
Fuel cost¥9,770
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōya and Fukuoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car658 km8h 9min
🚲 Bike658 km43h 51min
🚶 On foot558 km116h 10min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) to Fukuoka (Fukuoka) is 485 km in a straight line, or 658 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,770. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Fukuoka → Kōya →

Driving directions · Kōya → Fukuoka

  1. ↑Continue868 m2min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道371号37112.9 km11min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道370号370109 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道370号370330 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24158 m0min
  8. →Turn right177 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 西高野街道1.1 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right35 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道371号旧道3.7 km4min
  12. ↗Turn slight right onto 橋本バイパス3711.3 km1min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 国道371号3713.1 km3min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道371号3713.9 km3min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道371号371488 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道371号37120.0 km23min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道26号 (Route 26)2657 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速15号堺線159.2 km6min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速17号西大阪線178.5 km10min
  20. ↰Keep left891 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left610 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 尼崎港線57729 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道2号2209 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.7 km5min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.2 km4min
  26. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線, 中野中筋線142, 335160 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142266 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142269 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142148 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1421.2 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176605 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left521 m1min
  33. ↰Keep left13.8 km12min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  36. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  37. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  39. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  42. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.1 km4min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 下関港線57690 m1min
  45. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right51.7 km36min
  47. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  48. ←Turn left203 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  50. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  51. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  52. ←Turn left513 m1min
  53. →Turn right1.7 km2min
  54. ←Turn left2.6 km3min
  55. ←Turn left103 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 篠栗街道6072.5 km3min
  57. ←Turn left14 m0min
  58. →Turn right248 m0min
  59. ←Turn left14 m0min
  60. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

奥河内くろまろの郷大阪府
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
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 Kōya

Minato Minato43 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmHashimoto Hashimoto12 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmShingū Shingū63 kmGobō Gobō56 kmArida Arida49 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 km

Distances from Fukuoka

Ōnojō Ōnojō9 kmKasuga Kasuga9 kmUmi Umi9 kmSasaguri Sasaguri13 kmShingū Shingū13 kmDazaifu Dazaifu14 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi15 kmKoga Koga16 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma19 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō20 kmFukutsu Fukutsu22 kmItoshima Itoshima22 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka25 kmMiyata Miyata25 kmIizuka Iizuka25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kōya to Fukuoka?

About 658 km by road (485 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kōya to Fukuoka?

About 8h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).