Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Hōfu and Yanai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 67 km | 51min |
| 🚲 Bike | 67 km | 4h 27min |
| 🚶 On foot | 59 km | 12h 20min |
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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) to Yanai (Yamaguchi) is 52 km in a straight line, or 67 km by road. A car trip takes about 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥990. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Hōfu → Yanai
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186
- →Turn right onto 防府停車場大藪線186
- ↑Continue onto 防府停車場線54
- ↑Continue onto 国道262号262
- →Turn right onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 徳山光線8
- →Turn right onto 徳山光線8
- ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線63
- →Turn right onto 下松田布施線63
- ↑Continue onto 光日積線68
- ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線158
- ↑Continue onto 周東田布施線138
- ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 柳井玖珂線70
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Hōfu
Shimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmUbe Ube31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmHikari Hikari37 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHagi Hagi41 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmShūnan Shūnan24 km
Distances from Yanai
Hikari Hikari15 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu23 kmIwakuni Iwakuni24 kmTokuyama Tokuyama29 kmShūnan Shūnan30 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi65 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō68 kmUbe Ube80 kmHagi Hagi81 kmOnoda Onoda86 kmMine Mine87 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda89 kmNagato Nagato96 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki105 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki108 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Hōfu to Yanai?
About 67 km by road (52 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Hōfu to Yanai?
About 51min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥990 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).