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Kyoto → Shimonoseki

Kyoto → Yamaguchi
Straight line456 km
By road555 km
Driving time33h 47min
Fuel cost¥8,240
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car555 km33h 47min
🚲 Bike555 km36h 59min
🚶 On foot524 km109h 12min

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 Kyoto (Kyoto) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 456 km in a straight line, or 555 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,240. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue onto 出水通り33 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 小川通137 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 下立売通212 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 堀川通38876 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 堀川通382.6 km3min
  6. →Turn right onto 七条通113359 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.1 km1min
  8. →Turn right onto 九条通り1276 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 京阪国道12.8 km2min
  10. ↰Keep left205 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left6.4 km5min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 吹田, 大阪E18.9 km7min
  13. ↰Keep left252.3 km2h 59min
  14. ↰Keep left1.3 km1min
  15. ↱Keep right3.4 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left197 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right53.1 km32min
  18. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E761.0 km1min
  19. ↰Keep left215 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right912 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道196号19618.3 km16min
  25. ↑Continue onto 湯山北条線1795.2 km5min
  26. ↑Continue onto 平田北条線3474.4 km4min
  27. →Turn right740 m1min
  28. →Turn right262 m1min
  29. →Turn right551 m1min
  30. ←Turn left91 m0min
  31. →Turn right34 m0min
  32. →Turn right62 m0min
  33. ↖Turn slight left94 m0min
  34. →Turn right39 m0min
  35. ←Turn left59 m0min
  36. ←Turn left43 m0min
  37. ↑Continue438 m1min
  38. →Turn right onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  39. ↱Keep right188 m1min
  40. →Turn right35 m0min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
今治市多々羅しまなみ公園愛媛県
伯方S・Cパーク愛媛県
よしうみいきいき館愛媛県

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

Distances from Kyoto

Uji Uji15 kmKameoka Kameoka16 kmMaizuru Maizuru61 kmKamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku1 kmYawata Yawata17 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama66 kmTanabe Tanabe22 kmMukō Mukō8 kmArashiyama Arashiyama7 kmAyabe Ayabe55 kmMiyazu Miyazu77 kmNagaoka Nagaoka12 kmKizugawa Kizugawa33 kmJōyō Jōyō20 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe24 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 Kyoto to Shimonoseki?

About 555 km by road (456 km in a straight line).

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

About 33h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,240 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).