Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Osaka.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 501 km | 33h 46min |
| 🚲 Bike | 501 km | 33h 25min |
| 🚶 On foot | 490 km | 102h 1min |
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 Osaka (Ōsaka) is 426 km in a straight line, or 501 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,450. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.
Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Osaka
- ↑Continue onto 松山小倉フェリー(松山―小倉)
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↱Keep right
- ↗Turn slight right onto 松山港内宮線39
- ←Turn left onto 松山港線19
- →Turn right onto 辰巳伊予和気停車場線183
- ←Turn left onto 松山港線19
- ↑Continue onto 国道437号437
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 砥部伊予松山線219
- →Turn right onto 砥部伊予松山線219
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 砥部伊予松山線219
- →Turn right onto 砥部伊予松山線219
- ←Turn left onto 久米垣生線190
- ↱Keep right onto 久米垣生線190
- ↱Keep right onto 松山外環状道路 インター線
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 高知自動車道
- ↱Keep right onto 徳島自動車道
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 国道438号438
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線12
- ↑Continue onto 徳島引田線1, 12
- ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12
- ←Turn left onto 板野インター線229
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and take E93 toward 第二神明方面, 姫路, 神戸, 大阪
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 垂水, 出口
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 垂水, 出口
- ←Turn left onto 長坂垂水線488
- ↑Make a U-turn onto 長坂垂水線488
- ↰Keep left onto 多井畑名谷線
- ←Turn left onto 神戸加古川姫路線65
- ↱Keep right onto 獅子堀清水谷線
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速31号神戸山手線 and drive toward 神戸長田31
- ↑Continue onto 大開通り28
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 神戸明石線21
- →Turn right onto トアロード
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 神戸明石線21
- →Turn right onto 阪神高速32号新神戸トンネル32
- ↰Keep left onto 3-16 and drive toward 大阪3-16
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 大和田出口 and drive toward 大和田3-05
- ↰Keep left onto 3-03 and drive toward 海老江3-03
- ←Turn left onto 九条梅田線
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2
- ←Turn left onto 国道2号2
- ↱Turn sharp right onto なにわ筋41
- ←Turn left onto 中之島通
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Shimonoseki
Distances from Osaka
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Shimonoseki to Osaka?
About 501 km by road (426 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Shimonoseki to Osaka?
About 33h 46min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥7,450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).