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Kitakata → Shirakawa

Fukushima → Fukushima
Straight line69 km
By road88 km
Driving time1h 22min
Fuel cost¥1,310
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakata and Shirakawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car88 km1h 22min
🚲 Bike88 km5h 54min
🚶 On foot79 km16h 25min

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 Kitakata (Fukushima) to Shirakawa (Fukushima) is 69 km in a straight line, or 88 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,310. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirakawa → Kitakata →

Driving directions · Kitakata → Shirakawa

  1. ↑Continue265 m1min
  2. ←Turn left67 m0min
  3. →Turn right37 m0min
  4. ←Turn left32 m0min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right59 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 喜多方西会津線16149 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 福島県道210号喜多方停車場線2101.3 km2min
  8. →Turn right1.2 km2min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道121号1215.1 km6min
  10. ←Turn left onto 猪苗代塩川線72.2 km3min
  11. →Turn right onto 北山会津若松線 (69)693.5 km3min
  12. ←Turn left onto 会津坂下河東線332.2 km2min
  13. ↖Turn slight left onto 滝沢バイパス49, 2945.9 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道294号29422.1 km19min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道294号29413.3 km11min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道118号118, 2941.3 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 国道294号29424.5 km21min
  18. ←Turn left571 m1min
  19. ←Turn left605 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 白河石川線113.4 km3min
  21. ←Turn left220 m0min
  22. ↑Continue393 m1min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ばんだい福島県
季の里天栄福島県

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

Distances from Kitakata

Iwaki Iwaki112 kmKōriyama Kōriyama53 kmFukushima Fukushima54 kmSukagawa Sukagawa61 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu51 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi63 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki67 kmMotomiya Motomiya49 kmNamie Namie102 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō68 kmMiharu Miharu60 kmIshikawa Ishikawa76 kmInawashiro Inawashiro24 kmDate Date59 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu19 km

Distances from Shirakawa

Ishikawa Ishikawa17 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmTamura Tamura46 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu50 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmIwaki Iwaki56 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmNamie Namie77 kmDate Date80 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi82 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakata to Shirakawa?

About 88 km by road (69 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kitakata to Shirakawa?

About 1h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,310 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).