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Shimonoseki → Kudamatsu

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line85 km
By road280 km
Driving time31h 59min
Fuel cost¥4,170
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kudamatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car280 km31h 59min
🚲 Bike280 km18h 42min
🚶 On foot97 km20h 17min

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 Kudamatsu (Yamaguchi) is 85 km in a straight line, or 280 km by road. A car trip takes about 31h 59min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,170. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kudamatsu → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kudamatsu

  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224.7 km4min
  23. →Turn right onto 下松田布施線63788 m1min
  24. ←Turn left239 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 光上関線23361 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 別府田布施停車場線163252 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 別府田布施停車場線1632.5 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 光柳井線226.3 km6min
  29. →Turn right onto 光柳井線22259 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.5 km2min
  31. ←Turn left142 m0min
  32. →Turn right127 m0min
  33. →Turn right38 m0min
  34. ←Turn left79 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道188号1885.7 km7min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 徳山下松線3662.4 km2min
  37. ←Turn left45 m0min
  38. →Turn right347 m1min
  39. ←Turn left488 m1min
  40. 🏁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 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 Kudamatsu

Tokuyama Tokuyama7 kmHikari Hikari9 kmShūnan Shūnan10 kmYanai Yanai23 kmHōfu Hōfu28 kmIwakuni Iwakuni37 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi42 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō44 kmUbe Ube57 kmHagi Hagi61 kmOnoda Onoda63 kmMine Mine63 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda65 kmNagato Nagato75 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki82 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Kudamatsu?

About 280 km by road (85 km in a straight line).

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

About 31h 59min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,170 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).