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Osaka → Shimonoseki

Ōsaka → Yamaguchi
Straight line417 km
By road512 km
Driving time5h 51min
Fuel cost¥7,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car512 km5h 51min
🚲 Bike512 km34h 9min
🚶 On foot479 km99h 50min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 417 km in a straight line, or 512 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,610. 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.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41650 m1min
  3. ←Turn left13 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right4.0 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right4.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right292 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2441.5 km4h 48min
  13. ↰Keep left828 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  16. ↑Continue onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  17. →Turn right503 m1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  19. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.0 km4min
  21. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  22. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  26. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
きくがわ山口県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 km

Distances from Shimonoseki

Mine Mine20 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmOnoda Onoda25 kmNagato Nagato30 kmUbe Ube34 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō38 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 kmHagi Hagi46 kmHōfu Hōfu54 kmTokuyama Tokuyama76 kmShūnan Shūnan77 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu82 kmHikari Hikari91 kmYanai Yanai105 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Shimonoseki?

About 512 km by road (417 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).