Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kitakami and Rikuzentakata.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 67 km | 1h 9min |
| 🚲 Bike | 67 km | 4h 28min |
| 🚶 On foot | 57 km | 11h 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 Kitakami (Iwate) to Rikuzentakata (Iwate) is 50 km in a straight line, or 67 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,000. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kitakami → Rikuzentakata
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 一関北上線14
- →Turn right onto 一関北上線14
- →Turn right onto 国道107号107
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 国道456号456
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 口内バイパス107
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 釜石自動車道E46
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 国道107号107
- →Turn right onto 国道340号340
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Kitakami
Morioka Morioka46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTōno Tōno36 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 km
Distances from Rikuzentakata
Ōfunato Ōfunato11 kmTōno Tōno32 kmKamaishi Kamaishi35 kmŌshū Ōshū39 kmMizusawa Mizusawa42 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki43 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi45 kmYamada Yamada56 kmHanamaki Hanamaki57 kmMiyako Miyako74 kmMorioka Morioka83 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi90 kmTakizawa Takizawa94 kmHachimantai Hachimantai104 kmKuji Kuji129 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kitakami to Rikuzentakata?
About 67 km by road (50 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kitakami to Rikuzentakata?
About 1h 9min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).