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Morioka → Yamada

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line73 km
By road100 km
Driving time1h 30min
Fuel cost¥1,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Morioka and Yamada.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car100 km1h 30min
🚲 Bike100 km6h 38min
🚶 On foot84 km17h 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 Morioka (Iwate) to Yamada (Iwate) is 73 km in a straight line, or 100 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,480. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yamada → Morioka →

Driving directions · Morioka → Yamada

  1. ↑Continue410 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 中央通り455359 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道106号1069.6 km9min
  4. ↖Turn slight left onto 簗川道路1065.4 km6min
  5. ↑Continue onto 区界道路1069.4 km8min
  6. ↑Continue onto 国道106号1064.1 km4min
  7. ↑Continue onto 平津戸松草道路1068.1 km7min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道106号10612.3 km11min
  9. ↑Continue onto 宮古箱石道路（川井 - 箱石地区）1066.6 km5min
  10. ↑Continue onto 国道106号106, 3401.2 km1min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 宮古箱石道路 （下川井地区）1064.2 km4min
  12. ↑Continue onto 宮古箱石道路（蟇目 - 腹帯地区）1066.8 km6min
  13. ↑Continue onto 宮古街道1067.0 km6min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 宮古箱石道路（宮古西道路）1061.3 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left519 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 花輪千徳線2002.8 km3min
  17. ←Turn left onto 宮古山田線2907.2 km7min
  18. →Turn right onto 宮古山田線2901.7 km2min
  19. →Turn right onto 山田北IC 釜石方面8.0 km7min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 山田IC1.1 km1min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道45号451.2 km1min
  22. →Turn right117 m0min
  23. ←Turn left57 m0min
  24. →Turn right58 m0min
  25. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

区界高原岩手県
やまびこ館岩手県

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

Distances from Morioka

Kitakami Kitakami46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki35 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki87 kmMizusawa Mizusawa63 kmMiyako Miyako68 kmKamaishi Kamaishi78 kmŌfunato Ōfunato85 kmTōno Tōno54 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi14 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi74 kmIchinohe Ichinohe59 kmKuji Kuji76 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai22 kmNinohe Ninohe67 km

Distances from Yamada

Ōtsuchi Ōtsuchi12 kmMiyako Miyako20 kmKamaishi Kamaishi22 kmTōno Tōno40 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata56 kmHanamaki Hanamaki72 kmKitakami Kitakami75 kmŌshū Ōshū77 kmTakizawa Takizawa79 kmMizusawa Mizusawa80 kmKuji Kuji82 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki93 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Morioka to Yamada?

About 100 km by road (73 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Morioka to Yamada?

About 1h 30min 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).