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Shimonoseki → Nagoya

Yamaguchi → Aichi
Straight line551 km
By road663 km
Driving time7h 32min
Fuel cost¥9,850
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Nagoya.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car663 km7h 32min
🚲 Bike663 km44h 13min
🚶 On foot634 km132h 5min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) is 551 km in a straight line, or 663 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,850. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nagoya → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Nagoya

  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462.2 km5h 4min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  18. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  20. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  21. →Turn right91 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A28.3 km18min
  29. ↰Keep left211 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right30.5 km18min
  31. ↰Keep left451 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 伏見通19, 222.1 km2min
  33. ↗Turn slight right onto 出来町通21518 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 出来町通2151.0 km1min
  35. ↑Make a U-turn onto 出来町通215146 m0min
  36. 🏁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 Nagoya

Kiyosu Kiyosu8 kmKitanagoya Kitanagoya8 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmAma Ama10 kmKanie Kanie11 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmIwakura Iwakura12 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmNagakute Nagakute14 kmNisshin Nisshin14 kmAisai Aisai16 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmTsushima Tsushima17 kmTōkai Tōkai18 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Nagoya?

About 663 km by road (551 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).