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Shimonoseki → Yanai

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line108 km
By road252 km
Driving time31h 29min
Fuel cost¥3,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Yanai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car252 km31h 29min
🚲 Bike252 km16h 48min
🚶 On foot124 km25h 46min

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 Yanai (Yamaguchi) is 108 km in a straight line, or 252 km by road. A car trip takes about 31h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,740. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yanai → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Yanai

  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 right19 m0min
  4. ↗Turn slight right onto 松山港内宮線39114 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 松山港線192.3 km4min
  6. →Turn right onto 辰巳伊予和気停車場線183526 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 松山港線19402 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 松山東部環状線4026 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 松山東部環状線40523 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 松山東部環状線40225 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道437号437213 m0min
  12. ↱Turn sharp right11 m0min
  13. ↖Turn slight left47 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  15. ↖Turn slight left48 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 油田港線35136.1 km31min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  18. →Turn right273 m1min
  19. →Turn right244 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道188号1884.8 km6min
  21. →Turn right1.5 km3min
  22. →Turn right262 m0min
  23. ↖Turn slight left86 m0min
  24. →Turn right74 m0min
  25. 🏁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 Shimonoseki

Ube Ube28 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmHagi Hagi66 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmShūnan Shūnan82 km

Distances from Yanai

Hikari Hikari15 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu23 kmIwakuni Iwakuni24 kmTokuyama Tokuyama29 kmShūnan Shūnan30 kmHōfu Hōfu52 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi65 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō68 kmUbe Ube80 kmHagi Hagi81 kmOnoda Onoda86 kmMine Mine87 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda89 kmNagato Nagato96 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki105 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Yanai?

About 252 km by road (108 km in a straight line).

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

About 31h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).