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Shimonoseki → Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line54 km
By road333 km
Driving time32h 30min
Fuel cost¥4,950
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Yamaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car333 km32h 30min
🚲 Bike333 km22h 12min
🚶 On foot62 km12h 59min

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 Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi) is 54 km in a straight line, or 333 km by road. A car trip takes about 32h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,950. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Yamaguchi → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Yamaguchi

  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1887.3 km8min
  21. →Turn right770 m1min
  22. ↑Continue onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  23. →Turn right436 m1min
  24. ←Turn left382 m0min
  25. →Turn right583 m1min
  26. →Turn right77 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  29. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  30. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 下松田布施線63, 684.7 km4min
  32. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  33. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  34. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right42.8 km26min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right10.1 km9min
  39. ←Turn left onto 山口防府線215.2 km5min
  40. →Turn right onto 宮野大歳線204376 m0min
  41. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  42. ←Turn left220 m1min
  43. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

サザンセトとうわ山口県
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 Shimonoseki

Ube Ube28 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 kmShūnan Shūnan82 km

Distances from Yamaguchi

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō11 kmHōfu Hōfu17 kmMine Mine23 kmHagi Hagi25 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda33 kmOnoda Onoda33 kmNagato Nagato33 kmUbe Ube33 kmShūnan Shūnan35 kmTokuyama Tokuyama36 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu42 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki43 kmHikari Hikari51 kmYanai Yanai65 kmIwakuni Iwakuni69 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Yamaguchi?

About 333 km by road (54 km in a straight line).

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

About 32h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).