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Hōfu → Hikari

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line37 km
By road46 km
Driving time44min
Fuel cost¥680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Hikari.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car46 km44min
🚲 Bike46 km3h 4min
🚶 On foot42 km8h 50min

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 Hikari (Yamaguchi) is 37 km in a straight line, or 46 km by road. A car trip takes about 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥680. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hikari → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Hikari

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. →Turn right427 m1min
  4. ←Turn left321 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 三田尻港徳地線184148 m0min
  6. ↑Continue375 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国分寺鐘紡線224 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 戒町今宿線2.4 km3min
  9. ↑Continue onto 防府環状線584.4 km4min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道2号29.8 km8min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 下松新南陽線3477.1 km7min
  12. ←Turn left174 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道2号26.7 km6min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号213.2 km13min
  15. →Turn right61 m0min
  16. ←Turn left163 m0min
  17. →Turn right47 m0min
  18. ←Turn left60 m0min
  19. 🏁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 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHagi Hagi41 kmYanai Yanai52 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmShūnan Shūnan24 km

Distances from Hikari

Kudamatsu Kudamatsu9 kmYanai Yanai15 kmTokuyama Tokuyama16 kmShūnan Shūnan18 kmIwakuni Iwakuni34 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi51 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō53 kmUbe Ube65 kmHagi Hagi70 kmOnoda Onoda71 kmMine Mine72 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda73 kmNagato Nagato84 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki91 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki92 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Hikari?

About 46 km by road (37 km in a straight line).

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

About 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).