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Hiroshima → Shimonoseki

Hiroshima → Yamaguchi
Straight line136 km
By road184 km
Driving time2h 7min
Fuel cost¥2,730
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hiroshima and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car184 km2h 7min
🚲 Bike184 km12h 15min
🚶 On foot156 km32h 29min

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 Hiroshima (Hiroshima) to Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 136 km in a straight line, or 184 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,730. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shimonoseki → Hiroshima →

Driving directions · Hiroshima → Shimonoseki

  1. ↑Continue29 m0min
  2. →Turn right133 m0min
  3. ←Turn left906 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 平和大通り635 m1min
  5. ←Turn left661 m1min
  6. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号21.3 km1min
  7. ↱Keep right2.0 km2min
  8. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 広島湯来線7157 m0min
  10. ↑Continue26 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right186 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 西広島バイパス28.2 km5min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 西広島バイパス21.8 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left2.3 km2min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 山陽自動車道131.7 km1h 19min
  16. ↰Keep left828 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道435号4352.6 km2min
  19. ↑Continue onto 下関美祢線335.0 km5min
  20. →Turn right503 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 美祢菊川線2334.7 km5min
  22. ←Turn left onto 山陽豊田線65, 233240 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.0 km4min
  24. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2334.1 km4min
  25. →Turn right onto 美祢菊川線2332.9 km3min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道491号4912.7 km2min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道491号491474 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道491号4914.0 km3min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
きくがわ山口県

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

Distances from Hiroshima

Fukuyama Fukuyama85 kmKure Kure22 kmOnomichi Onomichi69 kmMihara Mihara58 kmHatsukaichi Hatsukaichi12 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō75 kmKannabechō-yahiro Kannabechō-yahiro91 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi58 kmTakehara Takehara43 kmŌtake Ōtake30 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara21 kmInnoshima Innoshima69 kmShin’ichi Shin’ichi77 kmShōbara Shōbara72 kmMiyajima Miyajima16 km

Distances from Shimonoseki

Mine Mine20 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmOnoda Onoda25 kmNagato Nagato30 kmUbe Ube34 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō38 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi43 kmHagi Hagi46 kmHōfu Hōfu54 kmTokuyama Tokuyama76 kmShūnan Shūnan77 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu82 kmHikari Hikari91 kmYanai Yanai105 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hiroshima to Shimonoseki?

About 184 km by road (136 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hiroshima to Shimonoseki?

About 2h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,730 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).