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Hōfu → Osaka

Yamaguchi → Ōsaka
Straight line368 km
By road441 km
Driving time5h 0min
Fuel cost¥6,560
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car441 km5h 0min
🚲 Bike441 km29h 25min
🚶 On foot423 km88h 9min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) is 368 km in a straight line, or 441 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,560. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Osaka

  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 right400.8 km4h 24min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  13. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  29. 🏁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

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 Osaka

Moriguchi Moriguchi7 kmSuita Suita8 kmHigashi-ōsaka Higashi-ōsaka8 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 kmYao Yao12 kmSettsu Settsu13 kmSakai Sakai13 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmMino Mino15 kmIkeda Ikeda16 kmKashihara Kashihara16 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Osaka?

About 441 km by road (368 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,560 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).