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Hōfu → Iwakuni

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line61 km
By road77 km
Driving time54min
Fuel cost¥1,140
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Iwakuni.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car77 km54min
🚲 Bike77 km5h 8min
🚶 On foot71 km14h 43min

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 Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) is 61 km in a straight line, or 77 km by road. A car trip takes about 54min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,140. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Iwakuni → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Iwakuni

  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 right54.7 km33min
  11. ↰Keep left698 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 柳井玖珂線701.6 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 柳井玖珂線70273 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道437号437296 m0min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 上久原藤生停車場線1361.2 km1min
  16. ↰Keep left148 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 岩国玖珂線1512.4 km11min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道188号188967 m1min
  19. ↱Turn sharp right onto 岩国玖珂線15848 m1min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right221 m0min
  21. ←Turn left377 m1min
  22. 🏁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

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

Distances from Hōfu

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmUbe Ube31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 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 Iwakuni

Yanai Yanai24 kmHikari Hikari34 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu37 kmShūnan Shūnan37 kmTokuyama Tokuyama39 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi69 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō76 kmHagi Hagi78 kmMine Mine92 kmUbe Ube93 kmNagato Nagato97 kmOnoda Onoda97 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda99 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki112 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki120 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Iwakuni?

About 77 km by road (61 km in a straight line).

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

About 54min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,140 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).