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Yokohama → Shimonoseki

Kanagawa → Yamaguchi
Straight line812 km
By road983 km
Driving time38h 28min
Fuel cost¥14,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yokohama and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car983 km38h 28min
🚲 Bike983 km65h 34min
🚶 On foot933 km194h 25min

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 Yokohama (Kanagawa) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 812 km in a straight line, or 983 km by road. A car trip takes about 38h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,610. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Yokohama →

Driving directions · Yokohama → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue251 m1min
  2. →Turn right19 m0min
  3. ↱Keep right onto 桜道468 m1min
  4. ↱Keep right onto 桜道65 m0min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 山手本通り34 m0min
  6. →Turn right103 m0min
  7. ←Turn left148 m0min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right292 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 8080714 m1min
  10. ←Turn left805 m2min
  11. →Turn right198 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right11.9 km10min
  13. ↰Keep left479 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 中原街道454.5 km5min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 中原街道451.9 km3min
  16. →Turn right996 m2min
  17. →Turn right onto 中原街道45514 m1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 市役所南通り1.1 km2min
  19. →Turn right193 m0min
  20. ←Turn left317 m1min
  21. →Turn right99 m0min
  22. ←Turn left55 m0min
  23. →Turn right31 m0min
  24. ←Turn left196 m0min
  25. ↑Continue223 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 綾瀬中央通り42708 m1min
  27. ←Turn left78 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  31. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  33. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  39. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  40. ↰Keep left252.3 km2h 59min
  41. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  42. ↱Keep right3.4 km2min
  43. ↰Keep left197 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right53.1 km32min
  45. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E761.0 km1min
  46. ↰Keep left215 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right912 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  49. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  50. →Turn right onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  51. →Turn right onto 国道196号19618.3 km16min
  52. ↑Continue onto 湯山北条線1795.2 km5min
  53. ↑Continue onto 平田北条線3474.4 km4min
  54. →Turn right740 m1min
  55. →Turn right262 m1min
  56. →Turn right551 m1min
  57. ←Turn left91 m0min
  58. →Turn right34 m0min
  59. →Turn right62 m0min
  60. ↖Turn slight left94 m0min
  61. →Turn right39 m0min
  62. ←Turn left59 m0min
  63. ←Turn left43 m0min
  64. ↑Continue438 m1min
  65. →Turn right onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  66. ↱Keep right188 m1min
  67. →Turn right35 m0min
  68. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  69. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Distances from Yokohama

Kawasaki Kawasaki11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka17 kmFujisawa Fujisawa18 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka31 kmChigasaki Chigasaki25 kmAtsugi Atsugi25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan20 kmOdawara Odawara49 kmHadano Hadano39 kmKamakura Kamakura17 kmZama Zama24 kmIsehara Isehara31 kmZushi Zushi17 kmMiura Miura33 kmŌiso Ōiso33 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 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yokohama to Shimonoseki?

About 983 km by road (812 km in a straight line).

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

About 38h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).