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Hiroshima → Yamaguchi

Hiroshima → Yamaguchi
Straight line93 km
By road128 km
Driving time1h 27min
Fuel cost¥1,900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hiroshima and Yamaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car128 km1h 27min
🚲 Bike128 km8h 32min
🚶 On foot107 km22h 23min

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 Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi) is 93 km in a straight line, or 128 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,900. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Yamaguchi → Hiroshima →

Driving directions · Hiroshima → Yamaguchi

  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91.2 km55min
  16. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right10.1 km9min
  18. ←Turn left onto 山口防府線215.2 km5min
  19. →Turn right onto 宮野大歳線204376 m0min
  20. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left220 m1min
  22. 🏁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

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 Yamaguchi

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō11 kmHōfu Hōfu17 kmMine Mine23 kmHagi Hagi25 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda33 kmOnoda Onoda33 kmNagato Nagato33 kmUbe Ube33 kmShūnan Shūnan35 kmTokuyama Tokuyama36 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu42 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki43 kmHikari Hikari51 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmYanai Yanai65 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hiroshima to Yamaguchi?

About 128 km by road (93 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).