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Kitakyushu → Shimonoseki

Fukuoka → Yamaguchi
Straight line14 km
By road408 km
Driving time33h 43min
Fuel cost¥6,070
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car408 km33h 43min
🚲 Bike408 km27h 13min
🚶 On foot16 km3h 25min

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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 14 km in a straight line, or 408 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,070. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue85 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.3 km4min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right81 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left387 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  6. →Turn right193 m0min
  7. ←Turn left25 m0min
  8. →Turn right526 m1min
  9. ←Turn left943 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道3号32.6 km2min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 砂津長浜町１号線9.8 km13min
  12. ↱Keep right461 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3776 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道3号310.5 km12min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  26. ↱Keep right54.4 km33min
  27. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  30. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto 下松田布施線634.7 km4min
  32. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  33. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  34. ↑Continue onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  36. →Turn right77 m0min
  37. ←Turn left583 m1min
  38. ←Turn left382 m0min
  39. →Turn right436 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  41. ↑Continue770 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 柳井バイパス1883.3 km3min
  43. ↑Continue onto 国道188号1883.9 km5min
  44. ←Turn left244 m0min
  45. ←Turn left273 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  47. ←Turn left onto 国道437号43735.9 km31min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 油田港線351176 m0min
  49. ←Turn left15 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  52. ↑Continue47 m0min
  53. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  54. ↰Turn sharp left213 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40225 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40523 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線4026 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 松山港線19, 403.7 km4min
  59. ←Turn left186 m0min
  60. ↰Turn sharp left81 m0min
  61. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  62. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
サザンセトとうわ山口県

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

Distances from Kitakyushu

Fukuoka Fukuoka49 kmKurume Kurume67 kmŌmuta Ōmuta98 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi50 kmŌnojō Ōnojō49 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmDazaifu Dazaifu48 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō68 kmKoga Koga38 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmNakama Nakama14 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmAmagi Amagi52 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 Kitakyushu to Shimonoseki?

About 408 km by road (14 km in a straight line).

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

About 33h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,070 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).