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Ryōtsu-minato → Sapporo

Niigata → Hokkaido
Straight line606 km
By road839 km
Driving time18h 2min
Fuel cost¥12,460
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ryōtsu-minato and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car839 km18h 2min
🚲 Bike839 km55h 54min
🚶 On foot697 km145h 15min

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 Ryōtsu-minato (Niigata) to Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 606 km in a straight line, or 839 km by road. A car trip takes about 18h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,460. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Ryōtsu-minato →

Driving directions · Ryōtsu-minato → Sapporo

  1. ↑Continue41 m0min
  2. ←Turn left222 m0min
  3. →Turn right54 m0min
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  5. ←Turn left66.5 km3h 18min
  6. ←Turn left611 m1min
  7. →Turn right108 m0min
  8. ←Turn left293 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 栗ノ木バイパス464447 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 335.1 km5min
  11. ↰Keep left8.4 km7min
  12. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46448 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 34535.5 km30min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道7号7, 34530.8 km26min
  21. ←Turn left onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  24. ←Turn left765 m1min
  25. ←Turn left278 m0min
  26. →Turn right132 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道112号1128.1 km7min
  31. ←Turn left467 m0min
  32. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道2.7 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left432 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道7号726.1 km23min
  35. ↰Keep left293 m1min
  36. ↖Turn slight left1.8 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道7号729.7 km27min
  39. ←Turn left onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  40. ↑Continue395 m0min
  41. ↖Turn slight left onto 松ヶ崎バイパス711.4 km10min
  42. →Turn right onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道7号73.9 km3min
  44. ↰Keep left5.5 km5min
  45. ←Turn left onto 臨海バイパス7, 101, 2854.1 km4min
  46. ↑Continue onto 国道7号7, 101, 28511.3 km10min
  47. ←Turn left onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  48. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1043.0 km3min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1042.1 km2min
  50. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  51. ↑Continue onto 国道105号105, 28510.0 km9min
  52. →Turn right365 m0min
  53. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E711.4 km11min
  54. ↰Keep left7.4 km7min
  55. ↰Keep left389 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  57. →Turn right323 m0min
  58. ↰Keep left46.3 km33min
  59. ↰Keep left onto 東北自動車道E42.3 km2min
  60. ↰Keep left859 m1min
  61. ↱Turn sharp right87 m0min
  62. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  63. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  64. ←Turn left605 m1min
  65. →Turn right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247105 m0min
  66. ↰Turn sharp left2.8 km3min
  67. ↖Turn slight left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線110.7 km5h 2min
  68. →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線389 m0min
  69. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  70. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  71. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  72. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  73. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  74. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  75. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  76. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  77. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  79. ↑Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  80. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  81. ↰Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  82. ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  83. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  84. →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  85. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  86. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  87. ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  88. →Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  89. ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  90. ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  91. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

芸能とトキの里新潟県
豊栄新潟県
神林新潟県
笹川流れ新潟県
あつみ山形県
鳥海山形県
象潟秋田県
にしめ秋田県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ryōtsu-minato to Sapporo?

About 839 km by road (606 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Ryōtsu-minato to Sapporo?

About 18h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,460 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).