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Yanai → Hōfu

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line52 km
By road67 km
Driving time51min
Fuel cost¥1,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yanai and Hōfu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car67 km51min
🚲 Bike67 km4h 28min
🚶 On foot59 km12h 20min

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 Yanai (Yamaguchi) to Hōfu (Yamaguchi) is 52 km in a straight line, or 67 km by road. A car trip takes about 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,000. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hōfu → Yanai →

Driving directions · Yanai → Hōfu

  1. ↑Continue74 m0min
  2. →Turn right100 m0min
  3. ←Turn left302 m1min
  4. ↑Continue195 m0min
  5. →Turn right121 m0min
  6. ←Turn left82 m0min
  7. →Turn right988 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 柳井玖珂線70232 m0min
  9. ↑Continue1.8 km2min
  10. →Turn right713 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道2.5 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  14. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  15. ↑Continue onto 下松田布施線63, 684.7 km4min
  16. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  18. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  20. ↱Keep right42.8 km26min
  21. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場線541.4 km1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場大藪線186361 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186196 m0min
  25. →Turn right278 m0min
  26. ←Turn left211 m0min
  27. →Turn right206 m0min
  28. →Turn right90 m0min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Distances from Yanai

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki108 kmUbe Ube80 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi65 kmIwakuni Iwakuni24 kmTokuyama Tokuyama29 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu23 kmHikari Hikari15 kmOnoda Onoda86 kmHagi Hagi81 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō68 kmNagato Nagato96 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki105 kmMine Mine87 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda89 kmShūnan Shūnan30 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 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yanai to Hōfu?

About 67 km by road (52 km in a straight line).

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

About 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).