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Hōfu → Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line58 km
By road319 km
Driving time32h 16min
Fuel cost¥4,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car319 km32h 16min
🚲 Bike319 km21h 15min
🚶 On foot67 km13h 52min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 58 km in a straight line, or 319 km by road. A car trip takes about 32h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,740. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Shimonoseki

  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 right42.7 km26min
  11. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  12. →Turn right onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 徳山光線81.9 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 下松田布施線631.2 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto 下松田布施線634.7 km4min
  16. ↑Continue onto 光日積線682.5 km2min
  17. ↑Continue onto 佐田中田布施線1581.6 km2min
  18. ↑Continue onto 周東田布施線138509 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 柳井田布施農免農道1.5 km2min
  20. →Turn right77 m0min
  21. ←Turn left583 m1min
  22. ←Turn left382 m0min
  23. →Turn right436 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.6 km2min
  25. ↑Continue770 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 柳井バイパス1883.3 km3min
  27. ↑Continue onto 国道188号1883.9 km5min
  28. ←Turn left244 m0min
  29. ←Turn left273 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道437号4371.3 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道437号43735.9 km31min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 油田港線351176 m0min
  33. ←Turn left15 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right onto オレンジライン(柳井-伊保田-三津浜)28.0 km1h 33min
  36. ↑Continue47 m0min
  37. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  38. ↰Turn sharp left213 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40225 m0min
  40. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線40523 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 松山東部環状線4026 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 松山港線19, 403.7 km4min
  43. ←Turn left186 m0min
  44. ↰Turn sharp left81 m0min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  46. 🏁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 Hōfu

Ube 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 kmShūnan Shūnan24 km

Distances from Shimonoseki

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHagi Hagi66 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Shimonoseki?

About 319 km by road (58 km in a straight line).

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

About 32h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).