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Morioka → Kitakami

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line46 km
By road51 km
Driving time35min
Fuel cost¥760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Morioka and Kitakami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car51 km35min
🚲 Bike51 km3h 24min
🚶 On foot53 km11h 7min

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 Kitakami (Iwate) is 46 km in a straight line, or 51 km by road. A car trip takes about 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥760. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakami → Morioka →

Driving directions · Morioka → Kitakami

  1. ↑Continue48 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 菜園通り254 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 映画館通り161 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 大沢川原543 m1min
  5. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  6. ↑Continue onto 盛岡西バイパス463.1 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 上米内湯沢線36502 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left550 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left40.2 km24min
  10. ↰Keep left855 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left566 m1min
  12. →Turn right430 m1min
  13. ←Turn left220 m0min
  14. ←Turn left1.5 km2min
  15. ←Turn left51 m0min
  16. →Turn right114 m0min
  17. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

石鳥谷岩手県

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

Distances from Morioka

Hanamaki Hanamaki35 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki87 kmMizusawa Mizusawa63 kmMiyako Miyako68 kmKamaishi Kamaishi78 kmŌfunato Ōfunato85 kmTōno Tōno54 kmYamada Yamada73 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi14 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi74 kmIchinohe Ichinohe59 kmKuji Kuji76 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai22 kmNinohe Ninohe67 km

Distances from Kitakami

Hanamaki Hanamaki11 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmTōno Tōno36 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata50 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTakizawa Takizawa58 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmYamada Yamada75 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Morioka to Kitakami?

About 51 km by road (46 km in a straight line).

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

About 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).