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Amakusa → Kitakyushu

Kumamoto → Fukuoka
Straight line166 km
By road227 km
Driving time3h 16min
Fuel cost¥3,380
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Amakusa and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car227 km3h 16min
🚲 Bike227 km15h 10min
🚶 On foot191 km39h 53min

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 Amakusa (Kumamoto) to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 166 km in a straight line, or 227 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,380. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Amakusa →

Driving directions · Amakusa → Kitakyushu

  1. ↑Continue167 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  3. ↱Keep right onto 熊本天草幹線道路（本渡道路）324234 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道324号32411.4 km10min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 熊本天草幹線道路（松島有明道路）624 m1min
  6. ↑Continue onto 熊本天草幹線道路（松島有明道路）32412.8 km10min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道266号266, 32411.0 km9min
  8. ↰Keep left toward 32493 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left onto 熊本天草幹線道路（三角大矢野道路）3243.7 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道57号5722.6 km19min
  11. ←Turn left782 m1min
  12. →Turn right215 m0min
  13. ↑Continue401 m1min
  14. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  15. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号5013.5 km3min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道501号50116.0 km14min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  18. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  19. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  21. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  22. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  24. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  27. ←Turn left77 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
  29. →Turn right350 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
  31. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  32. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  36. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  39. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  43. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  45. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.5 km2min
  48. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  49. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  50. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  51. ←Turn left387 m1min
  52. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  53. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  54. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  55. ←Turn left85 m0min
  56. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

有明熊本県
上天草さんぱーる熊本県
宇土マリーナ熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県

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

Distances from Amakusa

Kumamoto Kumamoto61 kmHonmachi Honmachi39 kmTamana Tamana65 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo2 kmUto Uto51 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi59 kmYamaga Yamaga78 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno68 kmŌzu Ōzu79 kmMinamata Minamata33 kmAso Aso99 kmKikuchi Kikuchi83 kmMatsubase Matsubase49 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi33 kmArao Arao63 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 Amakusa to Kitakyushu?

About 227 km by road (166 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,380 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).