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Morioka → Ōshū

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line62 km
By road70 km
Driving time47min
Fuel cost¥1,040
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Morioka and Ōshū.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car70 km47min
🚲 Bike70 km4h 40min
🚶 On foot72 km14h 56min

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 Ōshū (Iwate) is 62 km in a straight line, or 70 km by road. A car trip takes about 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,040. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōshū → Morioka →

Driving directions · Morioka → Ōshū

  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 left55.6 km34min
  10. ↰Keep left602 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right5.8 km5min
  12. ←Turn left839 m1min
  13. ←Turn left67 m0min
  14. 🏁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

Kitakami Kitakami46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki35 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki87 kmMizusawa Mizusawa63 kmMiyako Miyako68 kmKamaishi Kamaishi78 kmŌfunato Ōfunato85 kmTōno Tōno54 kmYamada Yamada73 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi14 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi74 kmIchinohe Ichinohe59 kmKuji Kuji76 kmHachimantai Hachimantai22 kmNinohe Ninohe67 km

Distances from Ōshū

Mizusawa Mizusawa3 kmKitakami Kitakami17 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno37 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata39 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmTakizawa Takizawa74 kmYamada Yamada77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako87 kmIchinohe Ichinohe121 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Morioka to Ōshū?

About 70 km by road (62 km in a straight line).

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

About 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,040 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).