Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Yamada and Morioka.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 99 km | 1h 31min |
| 🚲 Bike | 99 km | 6h 38min |
| 🚶 On foot | 84 km | 17h 33min |
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 Yamada (Iwate) to Morioka (Iwate) is 73 km in a straight line, or 99 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,480. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Yamada → Morioka
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道45号45
- ←Turn left onto 山田IC線45
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 山田IC 宮古方面
- ↖Turn slight left onto 三陸自動車道, 山田宮古道路E45
- ↰Keep left onto 山田北IC
- ←Turn left onto 宮古山田線290
- ←Turn left onto 宮古山田線290
- →Turn right onto 花輪千徳線200
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↑Continue onto 宮古箱石道路（蟇目 - 腹帯地区）106
- ↑Continue onto 国道106号106, 340
- ↑Continue onto 国道106号106, 340
- ↑Continue onto 宮古箱石道路 （下川井地区）106
- ↑Continue onto 国道106号106, 340
- ↑Continue onto 宮古箱石道路（川井 - 箱石地区）106
- ↑Continue onto 国道106号106
- ↑Continue onto 平津戸松草道路106
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道106号106
- ↑Continue onto 区界道路106
- ↑Continue onto 簗川道路106
- ↰Keep left onto 川目ICランプ106
- ↑Continue onto 簗川道路106
- ↑Continue onto 東大通り
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
やまびこ館岩手県
区界高原岩手県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Yamada
Kitakami Kitakami75 kmHanamaki Hanamaki72 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki93 kmMizusawa Mizusawa80 kmMiyako Miyako20 kmKamaishi Kamaishi22 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmTōno Tōno40 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi12 kmIchinohe Ichinohe101 kmKuji Kuji82 kmŌshū Ōshū77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmNinohe Ninohe107 km
Distances from Morioka
Takizawa Takizawa12 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi14 kmHachimantai Hachimantai22 kmHanamaki Hanamaki35 kmKitakami Kitakami46 kmTōno Tōno54 kmIchinohe Ichinohe59 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmMizusawa Mizusawa63 kmNinohe Ninohe67 kmMiyako Miyako68 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi74 kmKuji Kuji76 kmKamaishi Kamaishi78 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata83 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Yamada to Morioka?
About 99 km by road (73 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Yamada to Morioka?
About 1h 31min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).