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Sakata → Sapporo

Yamagata → Hokkaido
Straight line478 km
By road621 km
Driving time12h 31min
Fuel cost¥9,220
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakata and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car621 km12h 31min
🚲 Bike621 km41h 23min
🚶 On foot550 km114h 29min

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 Sakata (Yamagata) to Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 478 km in a straight line, or 621 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,220. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -5.6°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Sakata →

Driving directions · Sakata → Sapporo

  1. ↑Continue120 m0min
  2. ←Turn left109 m0min
  3. ↑Continue241 m0min
  4. →Turn right108 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 酒田バイパス710.7 km9min
  6. ←Turn left467 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道2.7 km2min
  8. ↰Keep left432 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道7号726.1 km23min
  10. ↰Keep left293 m1min
  11. ↖Turn slight left1.8 km2min
  12. ↑Continue onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道7号729.7 km27min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  15. ↑Continue395 m0min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 松ヶ崎バイパス711.4 km10min
  17. →Turn right onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道7号73.9 km3min
  19. ↰Keep left5.5 km5min
  20. ←Turn left onto 臨海バイパス7, 101, 2854.1 km4min
  21. ↑Continue onto 国道7号7, 101, 28511.3 km10min
  22. ←Turn left onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  23. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1043.0 km3min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1042.1 km2min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道105号105, 28510.0 km9min
  27. →Turn right365 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E711.4 km11min
  29. ↰Keep left7.4 km7min
  30. ↰Keep left389 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  32. →Turn right323 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left46.3 km33min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 東北自動車道E42.3 km2min
  35. ↰Keep left859 m1min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right87 m0min
  37. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  38. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  39. ←Turn left605 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247105 m0min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left2.8 km3min
  42. ↖Turn slight left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線110.7 km5h 2min
  43. →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線389 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  47. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  49. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  50. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  51. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  54. ↑Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  55. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  56. ↰Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  57. ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  59. →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  60. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  61. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  62. ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  63. →Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  64. ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  65. ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  66. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

鳥海山形県
象潟秋田県
にしめ秋田県
岩城秋田県
あきた港秋田県
しょうわ秋田県
五城目秋田県
かみこあに秋田県

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

Distances from Sakata

Yamagata Yamagata88 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa114 kmTendō Tendō77 kmHigashine Higashine71 kmSagae Sagae71 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama92 kmNagai Nagai92 kmTakahata Takahata106 kmObanazawa Obanazawa59 kmYuza Yuza13 kmNanyō Nanyō100 kmMurayama Murayama70 km

Distances from Sapporo

Ebetsu Ebetsu17 kmIshikari Ishikari19 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima20 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu22 kmEniwa Eniwa27 kmOtaru Otaru31 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa36 kmChitose Chitose37 kmMikasa Mikasa49 kmYoichi Yoichi50 kmYūbari Yūbari50 kmBibai Bibai50 kmTomakomai Tomakomai52 kmShiraoi Shiraoi58 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town64 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakata to Sapporo?

About 621 km by road (478 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sakata to Sapporo?

About 12h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,220 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).