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Kumano → Kitakyushu

Mie → Fukuoka
Straight line486 km
By road682 km
Driving time8h 34min
Fuel cost¥10,140
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kumano and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car682 km8h 34min
🚲 Bike682 km45h 30min
🚶 On foot559 km116h 31min

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 Kumano (Mie) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 486 km in a straight line, or 682 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,140. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Kumano →

Driving directions · Kumano → Kitakyushu

  1. Continue onto 熊野尾鷲道路E42689 m1min
  2. Turn right onto 大泊バイパス426.7 km6min
  3. Turn left onto 国道309号3099.7 km8min
  4. Continue onto 国道169号169, 30912.0 km10min
  5. Turn right250 m0min
  6. Keep left1.2 km2min
  7. Turn sharp left onto 国道425号4251.4 km1min
  8. Continue onto 国道425号42533 m0min
  9. Continue onto 国道169号169, 30923.6 km20min
  10. Keep left onto 上北山道路1691.0 km1min
  11. Continue onto 国道169号16929.8 km26min
  12. Keep left onto 国道169号1697.3 km6min
  13. Turn right onto 今木出口線2221.5 km1min
  14. Turn left onto 今木出口線2223.2 km3min
  15. Keep right onto 今木出口線222663 m1min
  16. Turn right onto 国道169号16910.6 km9min
  17. Keep left onto 国道165号165263 m0min
  18. Keep left onto 国道165号165235 m0min
  19. Continue onto 国道24号24268 m0min
  20. Turn right onto 国道166号16684 m0min
  21. Turn left onto 国道166号1663.6 km3min
  22. Turn right onto 国道165号165, 166, 168131 m0min
  23. Turn left onto 国道166号166, 1683.3 km3min
  24. Keep right onto 国道168号168307 m0min
  25. Continue onto 当麻寺線160464 m0min
  26. Keep left143 m0min
  27. Continue onto 当麻寺線160389 m0min
  28. Turn right onto 大和高田バイパス1657.1 km6min
  29. Turn right8.5 km5min
  30. Keep left onto 近畿自動車道E26864 m1min
  31. Keep left897 m1min
  32. Keep left onto 大阪中央環状線2422 m0min
  33. Turn left onto 長居公園通1792.2 km2min
  34. Turn right onto 国道309号30910 m0min
  35. Continue onto 国道479号47920 m0min
  36. Keep left onto 喜連瓜破入口12.4 km8min
  37. Keep left onto 阪神高速11号池田線115.5 km7min
  38. Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  39. Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  40. Keep right4.0 km3min
  41. Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  42. Keep right292 m0min
  43. Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  44. Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  45. Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  46. Keep left1.6 km1min
  47. Keep right101 m0min
  48. Keep right5.1 km5min
  49. Keep left2.2 km2min
  50. Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  51. Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  52. Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  53. Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  54. Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  55. Turn slight right458 m1min
  56. Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  57. Keep left3.2 km3min
  58. Turn left235 m0min
  59. Turn right9 m0min
  60. Turn left697 m1min
  61. Turn right526 m1min
  62. Turn left25 m0min
  63. Turn right193 m0min
  64. Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  65. Turn right387 m1min
  66. Turn slight right81 m0min
  67. Turn sharp left201 m1min
  68. Keep left1.1 km3min
  69. Turn left85 m0min
  70. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

熊野きのくに三重県
吉野路 上北山奈良県
杉の湯 川上奈良県
吉野路 大淀iセンター奈良県
飛鳥奈良県
かつらぎ奈良県
ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
近つ飛鳥の里太子大阪府

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kumano to Kitakyushu?

About 682 km by road (486 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,140 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).