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Osaka → Yamaguchi

Ōsaka → Yamaguchi
Straight line374 km
By road456 km
Driving time5h 12min
Fuel cost¥6,780
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Yamaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car456 km5h 12min
🚲 Bike456 km30h 25min
🚶 On foot430 km89h 38min

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 Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi) is 374 km in a straight line, or 456 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,780. 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: Yamaguchi → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Yamaguchi

  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JCTE2401.1 km4h 24min
  13. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right10.1 km9min
  15. ←Turn left onto 山口防府線215.2 km5min
  16. →Turn right onto 宮野大歳線204376 m0min
  17. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  18. ←Turn left220 m1min
  19. 🏁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
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
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 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 Yamaguchi

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō11 kmHōfu Hōfu17 kmMine Mine23 kmHagi Hagi25 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda33 kmOnoda Onoda33 kmNagato Nagato33 kmUbe Ube33 kmShūnan Shūnan35 kmTokuyama Tokuyama36 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu42 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki43 kmHikari Hikari51 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmYanai Yanai65 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Yamaguchi?

About 456 km by road (374 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,780 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).