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Shimonoseki → Kitakyushu

Yamaguchi → Fukuoka
Straight line14 km
By road408 km
Driving time33h 44min
Fuel cost¥6,070
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car408 km33h 44min
🚲 Bike408 km27h 13min
🚶 On foot16 km3h 25min

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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 14 km in a straight line, or 408 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,070. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Kitakyushu

  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 right54.3 km33min
  37. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  40. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  46. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  48. ↰Keep left3.2 km3min
  49. ←Turn left235 m0min
  50. →Turn right9 m0min
  51. ←Turn left697 m1min
  52. →Turn right526 m1min
  53. ←Turn left25 m0min
  54. →Turn right193 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  56. →Turn right387 m1min
  57. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  58. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  59. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  60. ←Turn left85 m0min
  61. 🏁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 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 Kitakyushu

Nakama Nakama14 kmKanda Kanda14 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmMiyata Miyata24 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka24 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmTsuiki Tsuiki26 kmMunakata Munakata28 kmKawasaki Kawasaki28 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmShiida Shiida29 kmFukutsu Fukutsu34 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmKama Kama37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Kitakyushu?

About 408 km by road (14 km in a straight line).

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

About 33h 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,070 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).