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Hōfu → Tokyo

Yamaguchi → Tokyo
Straight line763 km
By road915 km
Driving time9h 58min
Fuel cost¥13,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car915 km9h 58min
🚲 Bike915 km61h 0min
🚶 On foot877 km182h 42min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) is 763 km in a straight line, or 915 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 58min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,590. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. ←Turn left211 m0min
  4. →Turn right278 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 防府停車場大藪線186359 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場線541.4 km1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道262号26234 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道2号2507 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right444.3 km4h 54min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  13. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  15. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  16. →Turn right91 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  21. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  25. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口1.2 km1min
  31. ↱Keep right and drive toward 初台南出口1.1 km1min
  32. →Turn right onto 甲州街道20447 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 公園通り351285 m0min
  34. ↰Keep left155 m0min
  35. ↱Turn sharp right onto 南通り3502194 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511248 m0min
  37. ←Turn left36 m0min
  38. 🏁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
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県

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 kmYanai Yanai52 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Tokyo?

About 915 km by road (763 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 58min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).