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Hōfu → Nagato

Yamaguchi → Yamaguchi
Straight line50 km
By road65 km
Driving time1h 0min
Fuel cost¥970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Nagato.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car65 km1h 0min
🚲 Bike65 km4h 20min
🚶 On foot58 km12h 0min

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 Nagato (Yamaguchi) is 50 km in a straight line, or 65 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥970. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nagato → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Nagato

  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29.4 km8min
  9. ↰Keep left onto 江崎陶線3352.1 km2min
  10. →Turn right onto 山口阿知須宇部線212168 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 山口小郡秋穂線61519 m0min
  12. ←Turn left161 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 新山口停車場上郷線3531.5 km1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道9号9324 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 小郡三隅線288.1 km7min
  16. ←Turn left onto 美東秋芳西寺線3114.6 km13min
  17. ↑Continue onto 秋芳三隅線3614.2 km13min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道191号1911.2 km1min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道191号1914.9 km4min
  20. ←Turn left onto 下関長門線34229 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 仙崎停車場小浜線2821.1 km1min
  22. ←Turn left426 m1min
  23. ←Turn left237 m0min
  24. 🏁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
センザキッチン山口県

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 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmShūnan Shūnan24 km

Distances from Nagato

Hagi Hagi20 kmMine Mine22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki30 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi33 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō37 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda39 kmOnoda Onoda43 kmUbe Ube49 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki53 kmShūnan Shūnan67 kmTokuyama Tokuyama68 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu75 kmHikari Hikari84 kmYanai Yanai96 kmIwakuni Iwakuni97 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Nagato?

About 65 km by road (50 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).