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Shūnan → Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line82 km
By road289 km
Driving time32h 4min
Fuel cost¥4,290
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shūnan and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car289 km32h 4min
🚲 Bike289 km19h 14min
🚶 On foot94 km19h 38min

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 Shūnan (Yamaguchi) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 82 km in a straight line, or 289 km by road. A car trip takes about 32h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,290. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Shūnan →

Driving directions · Shūnan → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue193 m0min
  2. →Turn right504 m1min
  3. ←Turn left1.5 km3min
  4. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道315号315, 434203 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 遠石一の井手線1.7 km2min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道2号23.5 km3min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2450 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号26.7 km6min
  9. →Turn right620 m1min
  10. ↑Continue onto 下松田布施線634.9 km4min
  11. →Turn right onto 下松田布施線634.7 km4min
  12. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  13. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  14. ↑Continue onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  16. →Turn right77 m0min
  17. ←Turn left583 m1min
  18. ←Turn left382 m0min
  19. →Turn right436 m1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  21. ↑Continue770 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 柳井バイパス1883.3 km3min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道188号1883.9 km5min
  24. ←Turn left244 m0min
  25. ←Turn left273 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道437号43735.9 km31min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 油田港線351176 m0min
  29. ←Turn left15 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  32. ↑Continue47 m0min
  33. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left213 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40225 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40523 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線4026 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 松山港線19, 403.7 km4min
  39. ←Turn left186 m0min
  40. ↰Turn sharp left81 m0min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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

Distances from Shūnan

Ube Ube55 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi35 kmHōfu Hōfu24 kmIwakuni Iwakuni37 kmTokuyama Tokuyama3 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu10 kmHikari Hikari18 kmOnoda Onoda60 kmHagi Hagi52 kmYanai Yanai30 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō39 kmNagato Nagato67 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki77 kmMine Mine57 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda62 km

Distances from Shimonoseki

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmHagi Hagi66 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shūnan to Shimonoseki?

About 289 km by road (82 km in a straight line).

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

About 32h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).