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Hōfu → Sapporo

Yamaguchi → Hokkaido
Straight line1,312 km
By road1,748 km
Driving time25h 38min
Fuel cost¥25,970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,748 km25h 38min
🚲 Bike1,748 km116h 33min
🚶 On foot1,509 km314h 21min

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 Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 1,312 km in a straight line, or 1,748 km by road. A car trip takes about 25h 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥25,970. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -5.6°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Sapporo

  1. Continue90 m0min
  2. Turn left206 m0min
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  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
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  15. Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  16. Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
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  19. Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  20. Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  21. Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  22. Turn right459 m1min
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  24. Turn sharp right237 m0min
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  26. Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  27. Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  28. Keep right2.7 km3min
  29. Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
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  31. Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  32. Continue322 m0min
  33. Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  34. Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  35. Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
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  42. Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11619.8 km17min
  43. Keep left432 m0min
  44. Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46448 m0min
  45. Turn right onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  46. Turn left onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  47. Turn left onto 国道113号113, 34535.5 km30min
  48. Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
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  50. Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  51. Turn left onto 国道7号7, 34530.8 km26min
  52. Turn left onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  53. Continue onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  54. Turn left onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  55. Turn left765 m1min
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  57. Turn right132 m0min
  58. Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  59. Continue onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  60. Keep right onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  61. Turn right onto 国道112号1128.1 km7min
  62. Turn left467 m0min
  63. Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道2.7 km2min
  64. Keep left432 m1min
  65. Turn left onto 国道7号726.1 km23min
  66. Keep left293 m1min
  67. Turn slight left1.8 km2min
  68. Continue onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  69. Turn left onto 国道7号729.7 km27min
  70. Turn left onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  71. Continue395 m0min
  72. Turn slight left onto 松ヶ崎バイパス711.4 km10min
  73. Turn right onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  74. Turn right onto 国道7号73.9 km3min
  75. Keep left5.5 km5min
  76. Turn left onto 臨海バイパス7, 101, 2854.1 km4min
  77. Continue onto 国道7号7, 101, 28511.3 km10min
  78. Turn left onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  79. Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1043.0 km3min
  80. Keep right onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1042.1 km2min
  81. Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  82. Continue onto 国道105号105, 28510.0 km9min
  83. Turn right365 m0min
  84. Continue onto 秋田自動車道E711.4 km11min
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  87. Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
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  90. Keep left onto 東北自動車道E42.3 km2min
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  92. Turn sharp right87 m0min
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  96. Turn right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247105 m0min
  97. Turn sharp left2.8 km3min
  98. Turn slight left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線110.7 km5h 2min
  99. Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線389 m0min
  100. Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  101. Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  102. Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  103. Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  104. Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  105. Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
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  108. Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  109. Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  110. Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  111. Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  112. Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  113. Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  114. Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  115. Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  116. Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  117. Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  118. Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  119. Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  120. Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  121. Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  122. 🏁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
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県
三方五湖福井県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hōfu to Sapporo?

About 1,748 km by road (1,312 km in a straight line).

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

About 25h 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥25,970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).