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Kudamatsu → Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line85 km
By road281 km
Driving time31h 56min
Fuel cost¥4,170
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kudamatsu and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car281 km31h 56min
🚲 Bike281 km18h 43min
🚶 On foot97 km20h 17min

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 Kudamatsu (Yamaguchi) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 85 km in a straight line, or 281 km by road. A car trip takes about 31h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,170. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Kudamatsu →

Driving directions · Kudamatsu → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue488 m1min
  2. →Turn right347 m1min
  3. ←Turn left45 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 徳山下松線3668.1 km8min
  5. ←Turn left79 m0min
  6. →Turn right38 m0min
  7. ←Turn left127 m0min
  8. ←Turn left142 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 光柳井線222.5 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 光柳井線22259 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線226.3 km6min
  12. ←Turn left onto 別府田布施停車場線1632.5 km2min
  13. ←Turn left onto 別府田布施停車場線163252 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 光上関線23361 m0min
  15. ←Turn left239 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 6363788 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線224.7 km4min
  18. ↑Continue770 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 柳井バイパス1883.3 km3min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道188号1883.9 km5min
  21. ←Turn left244 m0min
  22. ←Turn left273 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道437号43735.9 km31min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 油田港線351176 m0min
  26. ←Turn left15 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  29. ↑Continue47 m0min
  30. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  31. ↰Turn sharp left213 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40225 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40523 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線4026 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 松山港線19, 403.7 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.

サザンセトとうわ山口県

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

Distances from Kudamatsu

Ube Ube57 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi42 kmHōfu Hōfu28 kmIwakuni Iwakuni37 kmTokuyama Tokuyama7 kmHikari Hikari9 kmOnoda Onoda63 kmHagi Hagi61 kmYanai Yanai23 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō44 kmNagato Nagato75 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki82 kmMine Mine63 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda65 kmShūnan Shūnan10 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 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kudamatsu to Shimonoseki?

About 281 km by road (85 km in a straight line).

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

About 31h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,170 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).