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Nagoya → Shimonoseki

Aichi → Yamaguchi
Straight line562 km
By road675 km
Driving time35h 5min
Fuel cost¥10,030
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car675 km35h 5min
🚲 Bike675 km45h 0min
🚶 On foot646 km134h 37min

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 562 km in a straight line, or 675 km by road. A car trip takes about 35h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,030. 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 left252.3 km2h 59min
  16. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right3.4 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left197 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right53.1 km32min
  20. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E761.0 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left215 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right912 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  24. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  25. →Turn right onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道196号19618.3 km16min
  27. ↑Continue onto 湯山北条線1795.2 km5min
  28. ↑Continue onto 平田北条線3474.4 km4min
  29. →Turn right740 m1min
  30. →Turn right262 m1min
  31. →Turn right551 m1min
  32. ←Turn left91 m0min
  33. →Turn right34 m0min
  34. →Turn right62 m0min
  35. ↖Turn slight left94 m0min
  36. →Turn right39 m0min
  37. ←Turn left59 m0min
  38. ←Turn left43 m0min
  39. ↑Continue438 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  41. ↱Keep right188 m1min
  42. →Turn right35 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  44. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

立田ふれあいの里愛知県
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
いながわ兵庫県
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

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

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 Nagoya to Shimonoseki?

About 675 km by road (562 km in a straight line).

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

About 35h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,030 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).