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Kōka → Kitakyushu

Shiga → Fukuoka
Straight line502 km
By road598 km
Driving time7h 15min
Fuel cost¥8,880
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōka and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car598 km7h 15min
🚲 Bike598 km39h 51min
🚶 On foot578 km120h 21min

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 Kōka (Shiga) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 502 km in a straight line, or 598 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,880. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Kōka →

Driving directions · Kōka → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue21 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left onto 水口道路 and drive toward 四日市, 甲賀176 m0min
  3. ↑Make a U-turn onto 水口道路13.1 km3min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 彦根八日市甲西線 and drive toward 三雲131.7 km2min
  5. ↑Continue onto 草津伊賀線4, 136.5 km6min
  6. ←Turn left onto 栗東水口道路 and take 1 toward 名神高速道路, 大阪11.4 km1min
  7. ↰Keep left and take E1 toward 名神高速道路, 大阪1.3 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left10.3 km7min
  9. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  12. ↰Keep left456.5 km5h 2min
  13. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  16. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  22. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  24. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  25. ←Turn left235 m0min
  26. →Turn right9 m0min
  27. ←Turn left697 m1min
  28. →Turn right526 m1min
  29. ←Turn left25 m0min
  30. →Turn right193 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  32. →Turn right387 m1min
  33. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  36. ←Turn left85 m0min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

アグリの郷栗東滋賀県
いながわ兵庫県
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 Kōka

Ōtsu Ōtsu27 kmKusatsu Kusatsu18 kmHikone Hikone31 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmMoriyama Moriyama19 kmNagahama Nagahama46 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi16 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba2 kmKitahama Kitahama30 kmHino Hino9 kmKonan Konan6 kmRittō Rittō15 kmYasu Yasu18 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi17 kmMaibara Maibara39 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 Kōka to Kitakyushu?

About 598 km by road (502 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,880 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).