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Rikuzentakata → Kitakami

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line50 km
By road67 km
Driving time1h 9min
Fuel cost¥1,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Rikuzentakata and Kitakami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car67 km1h 9min
🚲 Bike67 km4h 28min
🚶 On foot57 km11h 56min

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 Rikuzentakata (Iwate) to Kitakami (Iwate) is 50 km in a straight line, or 67 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,000. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakami → Rikuzentakata →

Driving directions · Rikuzentakata → Kitakami

  1. ↑Continue onto 国道340号34012.5 km11min
  2. ←Turn left onto 世田米バイパス107, 340, 39727.0 km30min
  3. ←Turn left11.3 km11min
  4. ↰Keep left415 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 札押道路1075.0 km5min
  6. ←Turn left812 m1min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道456号4561.3 km1min
  8. ↑Continue374 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道107号1075.3 km6min
  10. ←Turn left onto 一関北上線14249 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 一関北上線14584 m1min
  12. →Turn right378 m0min
  13. →Turn right288 m0min
  14. ←Turn left151 m0min
  15. →Turn right112 m0min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right6 m0min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left227 m0min
  18. ←Turn left80 m0min
  19. →Turn right618 m1min
  20. ←Turn left206 m0min
  21. →Turn right44 m0min
  22. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Rikuzentakata

Morioka Morioka83 kmHanamaki Hanamaki57 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki43 kmMizusawa Mizusawa42 kmMiyako Miyako74 kmKamaishi Kamaishi35 kmŌfunato Ōfunato11 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada56 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi90 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi45 kmIchinohe Ichinohe134 kmKuji Kuji129 kmŌshū Ōshū39 kmHachimantai Hachimantai104 km

Distances from Kitakami

Hanamaki Hanamaki11 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmTōno Tōno36 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMorioka Morioka46 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTakizawa Takizawa58 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmYamada Yamada75 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Rikuzentakata to Kitakami?

About 67 km by road (50 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Rikuzentakata to Kitakami?

About 1h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).