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Shimonoseki → Hōfu

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line54 km
By road73 km
Driving time1h 1min
Fuel cost¥1,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Hōfu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car73 km1h 1min
🚲 Bike73 km4h 54min
🚶 On foot62 km12h 52min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) is 54 km in a straight line, or 73 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,090. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōfu → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Hōfu

  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 right onto 国道2号2, 93.3 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2489 m0min
  12. ↑Continue329 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left22.7 km14min
  14. ↰Keep left3.9 km3min
  15. ↰Keep left310 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 宇部防府線258.1 km7min
  17. ↑Continue onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  18. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  19. →Turn right272 m0min
  20. ←Turn left395 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left83 m0min
  22. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道2号21.3 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 山口県道187号高井大道停車場線1874.5 km5min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 小徳田八王子線406 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  27. →Turn right278 m0min
  28. ←Turn left211 m0min
  29. →Turn right206 m0min
  30. →Turn right90 m0min
  31. 🏁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
きらら あじす山口県
あいお山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube34 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 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 Hōfu

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmShūnan Shūnan24 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmUbe Ube31 kmMine Mine36 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHikari Hikari37 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmHagi Hagi41 kmNagato Nagato50 kmYanai Yanai52 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Hōfu?

About 73 km by road (54 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).