Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Rikuzentakata and Kitakami.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 67 km | 1h 9min |
| 🚲 Bike | 67 km | 4h 28min |
| 🚶 On foot | 57 km | 11h 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.
Driving directions · Rikuzentakata → Kitakami
- ↑Continue onto 国道340号340
- ←Turn left onto 世田米バイパス107, 340, 397
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 札押道路107
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 国道456号456
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 国道107号107
- ←Turn left onto 一関北上線14
- ←Turn left onto 一関北上線14
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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).