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Shimonoseki → Kobe

Yamaguchi → Hyōgo
Straight line397 km
By road469 km
Driving time33h 10min
Fuel cost¥6,970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kobe.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car469 km33h 10min
🚲 Bike469 km31h 16min
🚶 On foot457 km95h 8min

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 Kobe (Hyōgo) is 397 km in a straight line, or 469 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,970. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kobe → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kobe

  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19617 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道437号437575 m0min
  9. ↑Continue465 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 砥部伊予松山線219229 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 砥部伊予松山線2192.4 km2min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left onto 砥部伊予松山線219109 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 砥部伊予松山線2192.3 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 久米垣生線19091 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 久米垣生線190823 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 松山外環状道路 インター線3.9 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left84.6 km1h 2min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 高知自動車道2.1 km2min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 徳島自動車道42.8 km39min
  21. ↰Keep left587 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道438号438244 m0min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left805 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線122.3 km3min
  25. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線125.0 km5min
  26. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線124.8 km4min
  27. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線1210.2 km9min
  28. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線1210.0 km9min
  29. ←Turn left onto 鳴門池田線127.3 km7min
  30. ↑Continue onto 徳島引田線1, 122.0 km3min
  31. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12154 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 板野インター線229527 m1min
  33. ↱Keep right90.4 km1h 2min
  34. ↰Keep left and take E93 toward 第二神明方面, 姫路, 神戸, 大阪459 m1min
  35. ↰Keep left and drive toward 垂水, 出口56 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right and drive toward 垂水, 出口712 m1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 長坂垂水線4887 m0min
  38. ↑Make a U-turn onto 長坂垂水線488244 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 多井畑名谷線307 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 神戸加古川姫路線654.0 km5min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 獅子堀清水谷線9 m0min
  42. ↑Continue3.7 km4min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速31号神戸山手線 and drive toward 神戸長田311.0 km2min
  44. ←Turn left onto 上沢線3.6 km5min
  45. ↑Continue onto 山手幹線508 m1min
  46. ↱Turn sharp right onto 生田北１３６号線18 m0min
  47. →Turn right69 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

小松オアシス愛媛県
マイントピア別子愛媛県
とよはま香川県
三野徳島県
ことなみ香川県
貞光ゆうゆう館徳島県
みまの里徳島県
藍ランドうだつ徳島県

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 Kobe

Ashiya Ashiya12 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama14 kmAkashi Akashi17 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka20 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki22 kmSandachō Sandachō22 kmMiki Miki22 kmItami Itami22 kmKawanishi Kawanishi26 kmSanda Sanda29 kmOno Ono29 kmKawanishi Kawanishi29 kmKakogawa Kakogawa29 kmKatō Katō30 kmYashiro Yashiro32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Kobe?

About 469 km by road (397 km in a straight line).

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

About 33h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).