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Shimonoseki → Ube

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line34 km
By road42 km
Driving time36min
Fuel cost¥620
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Ube.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car42 km36min
🚲 Bike42 km2h 47min
🚶 On foot39 km8h 9min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Ube (Yamaguchi) is 34 km in a straight line, or 42 km by road. A car trip takes about 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥620. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Ube → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Ube

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 宇賀山陽線260236 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 宇賀山陽線2603.0 km3min
  5. →Turn right onto 宇賀山陽線2602.2 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 上小月バイパス4913.3 km3min
  7. ←Turn left663 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 下関美祢線332.0 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道2号21.2 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 国道190号1903.4 km3min
  11. →Turn right199 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道190号19013.6 km12min
  13. →Turn right onto 宇部湾岸道路66.1 km4min
  14. ↱Keep right594 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 宇部港線5545 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 東海岸通り713 m1min
  17. ←Turn left57 m0min
  18. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きくがわ山口県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 kmHōfu Hōfu54 kmIwakuni Iwakuni112 kmTokuyama Tokuyama76 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu82 kmHikari Hikari91 kmOnoda Onoda25 kmHagi Hagi46 kmYanai Yanai105 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō38 kmNagato Nagato30 kmMine Mine20 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmShūnan Shūnan77 km

Distances from Ube

Onoda Onoda9 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda13 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō22 kmMine Mine27 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki28 kmHōfu Hōfu31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi33 kmNagato Nagato49 kmHagi Hagi53 kmTokuyama Tokuyama54 kmShūnan Shūnan55 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu57 kmHikari Hikari65 kmYanai Yanai80 kmIwakuni Iwakuni93 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Ube?

About 42 km by road (34 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shimonoseki to Ube?

About 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥620 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).