JapanRoutes
Japan › Hōfu › Hōfu → Fukuoka

Hōfu → Fukuoka

Yamaguchi → Fukuoka
Straight line117 km
By road155 km
Driving time2h 5min
Fuel cost¥2,300
Plan another route
Type a city name and pick it from the list

Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Fukuoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car155 km2h 5min
🚲 Bike155 km10h 20min
🚶 On foot135 km28h 7min

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 Fukuoka (Fukuoka) is 117 km in a straight line, or 155 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,300. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Fukuoka → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Fukuoka

  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. ↑Continue onto 小徳田八王子線406 m0min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 山口県道187号高井大道停車場線1874.5 km4min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道2号21.4 km1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 高井大道停車場線1871.5 km2min
  10. ←Turn left83 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right395 m0min
  12. →Turn right272 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  14. →Turn right onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  15. ↑Continue onto 宇部防府線258.0 km7min
  16. ←Turn left3.6 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left805 m1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 山陽自動車道宇部下関線E222.1 km13min
  19. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号293 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道2号214.6 km13min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.1 km4min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 下関港線57690 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left271 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right51.7 km36min
  26. ↰Keep left477 m0min
  27. ←Turn left203 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9995 m1min
  29. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  30. →Turn right onto 福岡直方線21, 3018.6 km17min
  31. ←Turn left513 m1min
  32. →Turn right1.7 km2min
  33. ←Turn left2.6 km3min
  34. ←Turn left103 m0min
  35. →Turn right onto 篠栗街道6072.5 km3min
  36. ←Turn left14 m0min
  37. →Turn right248 m0min
  38. ←Turn left14 m0min
  39. 🏁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
あいお山口県
きらら あじす山口県

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

Distances from Fukuoka

Ōnojō Ōnojō9 kmKasuga Kasuga9 kmUmi Umi9 kmSasaguri Sasaguri13 kmShingū Shingū13 kmDazaifu Dazaifu14 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi15 kmKoga Koga16 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma19 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō20 kmFukutsu Fukutsu22 kmItoshima Itoshima22 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka25 kmMiyata Miyata25 kmIizuka Iizuka25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Fukuoka?

About 155 km by road (117 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).