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Nagoya → Shimonoseki

Aichi → Yamaguchi
Straight line551 km
By road663 km
Driving time7h 31min
Fuel cost¥9,850
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car663 km7h 31min
🚲 Bike663 km44h 13min
🚶 On foot634 km132h 5min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 551 km in a straight line, or 663 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,850. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue onto 出来町通215405 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 公館南北2号線141 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 公館東西2号線525 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 伏見通222.0 km2min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 若宮大通57 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right30.1 km18min
  7. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right72.0 km47min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  10. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  14. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left485.4 km5h 19min
  16. ↰Keep left828 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  19. ↑Continue onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  20. →Turn right503 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  22. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.0 km4min
  24. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  25. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
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

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

Distances from Nagoya

Toyohashi Toyohashi63 kmToyota Toyota25 kmOkazaki Okazaki35 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmAnjō Anjō29 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmKariya Kariya23 kmSeto Seto19 kmToyokawa Toyokawa61 kmHanda Handa33 kmNishio Nishio37 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmGamagōri Gamagōri49 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 Nagoya to Shimonoseki?

About 663 km by road (551 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).