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Kitakami → Kamaishi

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line65 km
By road74 km
Driving time1h 11min
Fuel cost¥1,100
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Kamaishi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car74 km1h 11min
🚲 Bike74 km4h 57min
🚶 On foot74 km15h 29min

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 Kamaishi (Iwate) is 65 km in a straight line, or 74 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,100. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kamaishi → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Kamaishi

  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E4648.6 km43min
  20. ↰Keep left1.2 km2min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道283号2837.5 km6min
  22. ↰Keep left745 m1min
  23. ←Turn left82 m0min
  24. 🏁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

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

Distances from Kitakami

Morioka Morioka46 kmHanamaki Hanamaki11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTōno Tōno36 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmNinohe Ninohe113 km

Distances from Kamaishi

Ōtsuchi Ōtsuchi10 kmYamada Yamada22 kmŌfunato Ōfunato26 kmTōno Tōno29 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata35 kmMiyako Miyako42 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmMizusawa Mizusawa65 kmHanamaki Hanamaki66 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki75 kmMorioka Morioka78 kmTakizawa Takizawa86 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi89 kmHachimantai Hachimantai94 kmKuji Kuji102 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakami to Kamaishi?

About 74 km by road (65 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 11min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

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