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Nagoya → Hōfu

Aichi → Yamaguchi
Straight line504 km
By road593 km
Driving time6h 39min
Fuel cost¥8,810
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Hōfu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car593 km6h 39min
🚲 Bike593 km39h 32min
🚶 On foot580 km120h 48min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) is 504 km in a straight line, or 593 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,810. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōfu → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Hōfu

  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 left445.0 km4h 55min
  16. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場線541.4 km1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場大藪線186361 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186196 m0min
  20. →Turn right278 m0min
  21. ←Turn left211 m0min
  22. →Turn right206 m0min
  23. →Turn right90 m0min
  24. 🏁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 Hōfu

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmShūnan Shūnan24 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmUbe Ube31 kmMine Mine36 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHikari Hikari37 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmHagi Hagi41 kmNagato Nagato50 kmYanai Yanai52 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki58 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nagoya to Hōfu?

About 593 km by road (504 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,810 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).