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Osaka → Shimonoseki

Ōsaka → Yamaguchi
Straight line426 km
By road503 km
Driving time33h 45min
Fuel cost¥7,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car503 km33h 45min
🚲 Bike503 km33h 32min
🚶 On foot490 km102h 1min

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 426 km in a straight line, or 503 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 45min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,470. 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41391 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道2号21.1 km1min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道2号298 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left582 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 九条梅田線25 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 阪神高速３号神戸線24.2 km27min
  8. ↰Keep left and drive toward 摩耶, HAT神戸16.9 km19min
  9. ↰Keep left246 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left1.5 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 神戸淡路鳴門道, 山陽道方面, 徳島324 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right and take E28 toward 神戸淡路鳴門道, 淡路島, 徳島91.0 km1h 3min
  13. ↰Keep left699 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right onto あいあいロード2.5 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 松茂吉野線147.9 km7min
  16. ↑Continue onto 鳴門池田線12, 1410.0 km9min
  17. ↑Continue onto 津田川島線2, 1210.2 km9min
  18. →Turn right onto 鳴門池田線124.8 km4min
  19. →Turn right onto 鳴門池田線127.3 km8min
  20. →Turn right805 m1min
  21. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道438号438244 m0min
  22. ←Turn left208 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right42.3 km38min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 高知自動車道2.4 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left84.7 km1h 3min
  26. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  27. ↰Keep left4.1 km3min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 松山外環状道路 インター線1.2 km1min
  29. →Turn right onto 砥部伊予松山線2192.3 km2min
  30. ←Turn left onto 砥部伊予松山線219109 m0min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right onto 砥部伊予松山線2192.4 km2min
  32. ←Turn left onto 砥部伊予松山線219229 m0min
  33. →Turn right465 m1min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道437号437575 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 松山港線193.9 km4min
  36. ←Turn left186 m0min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left81 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あわじ兵庫県
東浦ターミナルパーク兵庫県
福良兵庫県
うずしお兵庫県
第九の里徳島県
藍ランドうだつ徳島県
貞光ゆうゆう館徳島県
みまの里徳島県

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

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmHagi Hagi66 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Shimonoseki?

About 503 km by road (426 km in a straight line).

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

About 33h 45min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).