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Hiroshima → Shimonoseki

Hiroshima → Yamaguchi
Straight line147 km
By road246 km
Driving time32h 3min
Fuel cost¥3,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hiroshima and Shimonoseki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car246 km32h 3min
🚲 Bike246 km16h 26min
🚶 On foot169 km35h 9min

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 147 km in a straight line, or 246 km by road. A car trip takes about 32h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,660. 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. ↑Continue86 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 城南通り2.5 km3min
  3. ↖Turn slight left onto 広島三次線37253 m0min
  4. ↑Continue187 m0min
  5. ←Turn left104 m0min
  6. →Turn right441 m1min
  7. →Turn right66 m0min
  8. ←Turn left991 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道2号21.5 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 黄金山通り86893 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right16.5 km11min
  12. ↑Continue199 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 今西通り463 m1min
  14. ←Turn left132 m0min
  15. →Turn right286 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道31号31123 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 蔵本通り242100 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left134 m0min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 蔵本通り242317 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left119 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 石崎汽船・瀬戸内海汽船クルーズフェリー(広島－呉－松山)46.4 km2h 35min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Sanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmUbe Ube28 kmMine Mine36 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmHagi Hagi66 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmShūnan Shūnan82 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmYanai Yanai108 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hiroshima to Shimonoseki?

About 246 km by road (147 km in a straight line).

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

About 32h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).