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Shimonoseki → Hiroshima

Yamaguchi → Hiroshima
Straight line147 km
By road246 km
Driving time32h 3min
Fuel cost¥3,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Hiroshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car246 km32h 3min
🚲 Bike246 km16h 25min
🚶 On foot169 km35h 9min

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 Hiroshima (Hiroshima) is 147 km in a straight line, or 246 km by road. A car trip takes about 32h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,660. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hiroshima → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Hiroshima

  1. ↑Continue onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left onto 石崎汽船・瀬戸内海汽船クルーズフェリー(広島－呉－松山)46.4 km2h 35min
  3. ↑Continue33 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left134 m0min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 蔵本通り242263 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right134 m0min
  7. ↗Turn slight right onto 蔵本通り242289 m0min
  8. ←Turn left126 m0min
  9. →Turn right99 m0min
  10. ←Turn left145 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 今西通り464 m1min
  12. ←Turn left186 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 広島呉道路, 国道31号バイパスE3116.1 km11min
  14. ↰Keep left448 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 黄金山通り86480 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left326 m0min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道2号21.5 km1min
  18. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  19. →Turn right265 m0min
  20. ←Turn left74 m0min
  21. →Turn right585 m1min
  22. ↖Turn slight left onto 比治山通り1.6 km2min
  23. ↑Continue onto 城南通り54, 191224 m0min
  24. ↑Continue364 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 城南通り224 m0min
  26. ←Turn left86 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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 Hiroshima

Hatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 kmEtajima Etajima18 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmKure Kure22 kmHigashihiroshima Higashihiroshima26 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmAki-takata Aki-takata37 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmMihara Mihara58 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimonoseki to Hiroshima?

About 246 km by road (147 km in a straight line).

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

About 32h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).