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Kitakami → Sapporo

Iwate → Hokkaido
Straight line421 km
By road590 km
Driving time9h 45min
Fuel cost¥8,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car590 km9h 45min
🚲 Bike590 km39h 18min
🚶 On foot484 km100h 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 Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 421 km in a straight line, or 590 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 45min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,760. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Sapporo

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. ←Turn left51 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 北上停車場線1121.1 km1min
  4. →Turn right onto 北上バイパス4562 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 江釣子バイパス107941 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left739 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right57.6 km35min
  8. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left6.0 km5min
  10. ←Turn left onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  11. ↑Continue onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2814.2 km4min
  13. →Turn right onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  14. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  15. ↑Continue891 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2812.8 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  19. ↑Continue589 m1min
  20. →Turn right onto 沼宮内バイパス4, 28154.5 km47min
  21. ↱Keep right775 m1min
  22. ↗Turn slight right onto 三戸南部線258960 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 三戸南部線258731 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 十和田三戸線45978 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線2582.1 km2min
  26. ↑Continue onto 南部田子線143199 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 104285 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 浅水南部線2336.1 km6min
  29. →Turn right onto 浅水南部線2334.6 km5min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道4号412.9 km11min
  31. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  32. ↑Continue onto 戸来十和田線1456.2 km6min
  33. ↑Continue onto 三沢十和田線1022.1 km19min
  34. ↱Keep right779 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right89 m0min
  36. ↑Continue onto 八戸野辺地線82.4 km2min
  37. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道4号4, 451.4 km1min
  38. ←Turn left25.0 km15min
  39. ←Turn left onto 国道279号27933.4 km29min
  40. ↰Keep left onto むつ恐山公園大畑線41.1 km1min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道338号338189 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道279号2792.0 km2min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道279号2797.2 km6min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道279号2795.6 km5min
  45. ←Turn left onto 国道279号279567 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 国道279号279444 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right82 m0min
  48. ↑Continue onto 国道279号279474 m0min
  49. ↑Continue onto 二枚橋バイパス2791.6 km1min
  50. ↑Continue onto 国道279号27927.4 km23min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道279号27962 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 国道279号279301 m0min
  53. ←Turn left39.3 km1h 58min
  54. ←Turn left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線222 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 函館湾臨港道路261 m0min
  56. →Turn right149 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 280833 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  59. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  60. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  61. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  62. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  63. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  64. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  65. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  67. ↑Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  69. ↰Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  70. ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  71. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  72. →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  73. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  74. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  75. ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  76. →Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  77. ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  78. ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  79. 🏁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
石神の丘岩手県
さんのへ青森県
とわだ青森県
しちのへ青森県
よこはま青森県
なないろ・ななえ北海道
YOU･遊･もり北海道

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 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmKuji Kuji115 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 km

Distances from Sapporo

Ebetsu Ebetsu17 kmIshikari Ishikari19 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima20 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu22 kmEniwa Eniwa27 kmOtaru Otaru31 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa36 kmChitose Chitose37 kmMikasa Mikasa49 kmYoichi Yoichi50 kmYūbari Yūbari50 kmBibai Bibai50 kmTomakomai Tomakomai52 kmShiraoi Shiraoi58 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town64 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakami to Sapporo?

About 590 km by road (421 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 45min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).