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Shimonoseki → Osaka

Yamaguchi → Ōsaka
Straight line417 km
By road511 km
Driving time5h 52min
Fuel cost¥7,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car511 km5h 52min
🚲 Bike511 km34h 6min
🚶 On foot479 km99h 50min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) is 417 km in a straight line, or 511 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 52min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,600. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  4. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  5. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  6. ←Turn left onto 美祢菊川線233, 2664.0 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  9. ↑Continue503 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道435号4351.5 km1min
  13. ↱Keep right284 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left22.4 km14min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道418.7 km4h 34min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  34. 🏁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
潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube34 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 km

Distances from Osaka

Moriguchi Moriguchi7 kmSuita Suita8 kmHigashi-ōsaka Higashi-ōsaka8 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 kmYao Yao12 kmSettsu Settsu13 kmSakai Sakai13 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmMino Mino15 kmIkeda Ikeda16 kmKashihara Kashihara16 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Osaka?

About 511 km by road (417 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 52min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).