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Ube → Hōfu

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line31 km
By road40 km
Driving time36min
Fuel cost¥590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ube and Hōfu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car40 km36min
🚲 Bike40 km2h 39min
🚶 On foot36 km7h 31min

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 Ube (Yamaguchi) to Hōfu (Yamaguchi) is 31 km in a straight line, or 40 km by road. A car trip takes about 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥590. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōfu → Ube →

Driving directions · Ube → Hōfu

  1. ↑Continue289 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道190号190444 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道490号4905.0 km4min
  4. ↰Keep left801 m1min
  5. ↱Keep right3.6 km2min
  6. ↰Keep left3.9 km3min
  7. ↰Keep left310 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 宇部防府線258.1 km7min
  9. ↑Continue onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  10. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  11. →Turn right272 m0min
  12. ←Turn left395 m0min
  13. ↖Turn slight left83 m0min
  14. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道2号21.3 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 山口県道187号高井大道停車場線1874.5 km5min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 小徳田八王子線406 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  19. →Turn right278 m0min
  20. ←Turn left211 m0min
  21. →Turn right206 m0min
  22. →Turn right90 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Ube

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki28 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi33 kmIwakuni Iwakuni93 kmTokuyama Tokuyama54 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu57 kmHikari Hikari65 kmOnoda Onoda9 kmHagi Hagi53 kmYanai Yanai80 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō22 kmNagato Nagato49 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki34 kmMine Mine27 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda13 kmShūnan Shūnan55 km

Distances from Hōfu

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmShūnan Shūnan24 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmMine Mine36 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHikari Hikari37 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmHagi Hagi41 kmNagato Nagato50 kmYanai Yanai52 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ube to Hōfu?

About 40 km by road (31 km in a straight line).

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

About 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).