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Kitakami → Yamada

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line74 km
By road100 km
Driving time1h 35min
Fuel cost¥1,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Yamada.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car100 km1h 35min
🚲 Bike100 km6h 42min
🚶 On foot86 km17h 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 Kitakami (Iwate) to Yamada (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.

⇄ Return route: Yamada → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Yamada

  1. ↑Continue44 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. →Turn right618 m1min
  4. ←Turn left80 m0min
  5. →Turn right227 m0min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right6 m0min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left112 m0min
  8. ←Turn left151 m0min
  9. →Turn right288 m0min
  10. ←Turn left378 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 一関北上線14584 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 一関北上線14249 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道107号1075.3 km6min
  14. →Turn right374 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 国道456号4561.3 km1min
  16. ↑Continue812 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 口内バイパス1075.0 km5min
  18. →Turn right391 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 釜石自動車道E4654.4 km48min
  20. ↰Keep left23.5 km21min
  21. ↰Keep left792 m1min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道45号455.5 km7min
  23. ←Turn left117 m0min
  24. ←Turn left57 m0min
  25. →Turn right58 m0min
  26. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

遠野風の丘岩手県
釜石仙人峠岩手県
やまだ岩手県

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

Distances from Kitakami

Morioka Morioka46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTōno Tōno36 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmNinohe Ninohe113 km

Distances from Yamada

Ōtsuchi Ōtsuchi12 kmMiyako Miyako20 kmKamaishi Kamaishi22 kmTōno Tōno40 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata56 kmHanamaki Hanamaki72 kmMorioka Morioka73 kmŌshū Ōshū77 kmTakizawa Takizawa79 kmMizusawa Mizusawa80 kmKuji Kuji82 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki93 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakami to Yamada?

About 100 km by road (74 km in a straight line).

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

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).