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Shimonoseki → Yokohama

Yamaguchi → Kanagawa
Straight line812 km
By road985 km
Driving time38h 25min
Fuel cost¥14,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Yokohama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car985 km38h 25min
🚲 Bike985 km65h 40min
🚶 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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Yokohama (Kanagawa) is 812 km in a straight line, or 985 km by road. A car trip takes about 38h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,640. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Yokohama → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Yokohama

  1. ↑Continue onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  2. ↗Turn slight right217 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left21 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  5. ←Turn left438 m1min
  6. ↑Continue13 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left30 m0min
  8. →Turn right59 m0min
  9. →Turn right39 m0min
  10. ←Turn left94 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right62 m0min
  12. ←Turn left34 m0min
  13. ←Turn left54 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left37 m0min
  15. →Turn right551 m1min
  16. ←Turn left262 m1min
  17. ←Turn left740 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 平田北条線3471.9 km2min
  19. →Turn right47 m0min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left46 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right64 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 松山北条バイパス1968.1 km7min
  23. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  24. →Turn right557 m1min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left537 m1min
  26. ←Turn left931 m2min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道196号19613.2 km11min
  28. ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  29. ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  31. ←Turn left928 m1min
  32. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E765.3 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E763.7 km2min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E7644.5 km27min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76578 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right3.5 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right251.5 km2h 58min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  41. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  42. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  43. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  44. →Turn right91 m0min
  45. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  46. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  47. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  49. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  50. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A69.3 km46min
  53. ↰Keep left833 m1min
  54. ↱Keep right152 m0min
  55. ↰Keep left and take 16 toward 横須賀, 横浜市街, 上川井172 m0min
  56. ↰Keep left and drive toward 横須賀, 横浜市街, 東京湾アクアライン, 横浜新道11.5 km11min
  57. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速神奈川3号狩場線K34.1 km4min
  58. ↰Keep left861 m1min
  59. ←Turn left61 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 東京環状16762 m1min
  61. →Turn right onto 8080867 m1min
  62. ←Turn left740 m1min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right451 m1min
  64. ←Turn left100 m0min
  65. ↑Continue19 m0min
  66. ←Turn left251 m1min
  67. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

風早の郷風和里愛媛県
よしうみいきいき館愛媛県
伯方S・Cパーク愛媛県
今治市多々羅しまなみ公園愛媛県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

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

Distances from Yokohama

Kawasaki Kawasaki11 kmKamakura Kamakura17 kmYokosuka Yokosuka17 kmZushi Zushi17 kmFujisawa Fujisawa18 kmYamato Yamato19 kmHayama Hayama19 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan20 kmAyase Ayase20 kmEbina Ebina23 kmZama Zama24 kmChigasaki Chigasaki25 kmAtsugi Atsugi25 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka31 kmIsehara Isehara31 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Yokohama?

About 985 km by road (812 km in a straight line).

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

About 38h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).