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Shimonoseki → Kobe

Yamaguchi → Hyōgo
Straight line388 km
By road479 km
Driving time5h 43min
Fuel cost¥7,120
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car479 km5h 43min
🚲 Bike479 km31h 56min
🚶 On foot446 km92h 54min

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 Kobe (Hyōgo) is 388 km in a straight line, or 479 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,120. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kobe

  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391.5 km4h 16min
  16. ↰Keep left780 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left1.8 km2min
  18. ←Turn left580 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 三木宍粟線23348 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 加古川三田線201.7 km2min
  21. ↱Turn sharp right577 m1min
  22. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  23. ←Turn left84 m0min
  24. →Turn right13 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 神戸三木線2214.4 km19min
  26. ←Turn left onto 明石神戸宝塚線16, 22744 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right631 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  29. ←Turn left297 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 神戸三木線22601 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left4.7 km6min
  32. ←Turn left onto 菊水鵯越線ー１32 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 菊水鵯越線ー１62 m0min
  34. ←Turn left58 m0min
  35. ←Turn left47 m0min
  36. →Turn right21 m0min
  37. ←Turn left109 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 夢野第２３号線83 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１２号線5 m0min
  40. →Turn right47 m0min
  41. →Turn right onto 夢野第２６号線9 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 夢野第１号線139 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 湊方面第５６号線－１186 m0min
  44. ↱Turn sharp right onto 湊方面第６０号線9 m0min
  45. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 湊方面第１１１号線65 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 大同熊野線12 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 山麓線8 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 大同熊野線176 m0min
  50. →Turn right6 m0min
  51. ←Turn left onto 湊方面第４４号線230 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 夢野石井橋線164 m0min
  53. ←Turn left30 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 荒田線340 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 大倉山線753 m1min
  56. ↰Keep left onto 山手幹線579 m1min
  57. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  58. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  59. →Turn right69 m0min
  60. 🏁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

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 Kobe

Ashiya Ashiya12 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmMiki Miki22 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSanda Sanda29 kmOno Ono29 kmKawanishi Kawanishi29 kmKakogawa Kakogawa29 kmKatō Katō30 kmYashiro Yashiro32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Kobe?

About 479 km by road (388 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,120 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).