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Fukuoka → Hōfu

Fukuoka → Yamaguchi
Straight line117 km
By road155 km
Driving time2h 4min
Fuel cost¥2,300
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Fukuoka and Hōfu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car155 km2h 4min
🚲 Bike155 km10h 18min
🚶 On foot135 km28h 7min

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 Fukuoka (Fukuoka) to Hōfu (Yamaguchi) is 117 km in a straight line, or 155 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,300. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Hōfu → Fukuoka →

Driving directions · Fukuoka → Hōfu

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. →Turn right248 m0min
  3. ←Turn left14 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto パピヨン通り6072.3 km2min
  5. ↰Turn sharp left onto 福岡太宰府線6822 m0min
  6. →Turn right173 m0min
  7. ↑Continue2.6 km3min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道201号2011.5 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left266 m0min
  10. ←Turn left445 m1min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 福岡直方線2118.6 km17min
  12. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 室木下有木若宮線9988 m1min
  14. ←Turn left312 m0min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right51.3 km36min
  16. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 93.3 km3min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2489 m0min
  21. ↑Continue329 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left22.7 km14min
  23. ↰Keep left3.9 km3min
  24. ↰Keep left310 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 宇部防府線258.1 km7min
  26. ↑Continue onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  27. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  28. →Turn right272 m0min
  29. ←Turn left395 m0min
  30. ↖Turn slight left83 m0min
  31. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道2号21.3 km1min
  33. →Turn right onto 山口県道187号高井大道停車場線1874.5 km5min
  34. ↱Keep right onto 小徳田八王子線406 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  36. →Turn right278 m0min
  37. ←Turn left211 m0min
  38. →Turn right206 m0min
  39. →Turn right90 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

きらら あじす山口県
あいお山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県

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

Distances from Fukuoka

Kitakyushu Kitakyushu49 kmKurume Kurume33 kmŌmuta Ōmuta63 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi15 kmŌnojō Ōnojō9 kmIizuka Iizuka25 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi54 kmDazaifu Dazaifu14 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō20 kmKoga Koga16 kmNōgata Nōgata32 kmTagawa Tagawa36 kmNakama Nakama36 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma19 kmAmagi Amagi30 km

Distances from Hōfu

Ogōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmShūnan Shūnan24 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmUbe Ube31 kmMine Mine36 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHikari Hikari37 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 kmHagi Hagi41 kmNagato Nagato50 kmYanai Yanai52 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki58 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Fukuoka to Hōfu?

About 155 km by road (117 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).