Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Yamada and Kitakami.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 100 km | 1h 35min |
| 🚲 Bike | 100 km | 6h 42min |
| 🚶 On foot | 86 km | 17h 50min |
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 Kitakami (Iwate) is 74 km in a straight line, or 100 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,490. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Yamada → Kitakami
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道45号45
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep 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
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
やまだ岩手県
釜石仙人峠岩手県
遠野風の丘岩手県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Yamada
Morioka Morioka73 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 Kitakami
Hanamaki Hanamaki11 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmTōno Tōno36 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMorioka Morioka46 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata50 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTakizawa Takizawa58 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Yamada to Kitakami?
About 100 km by road (74 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Yamada to Kitakami?
About 1h 35min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).