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Kitakami → Kuji

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line115 km
By road160 km
Driving time2h 6min
Fuel cost¥2,380
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakami and Kuji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car160 km2h 6min
🚲 Bike160 km10h 41min
🚶 On foot132 km27h 32min

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 Kuji (Iwate) is 115 km in a straight line, or 160 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,380. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kuji → Kitakami →

Driving directions · Kitakami → Kuji

  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. →Turn right onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道281号281, 34041.1 km35min
  22. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  23. ←Turn left35 m0min
  24. →Turn right168 m0min
  25. 🏁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
くずまき高原岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くじ岩手県

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 kmYamada Yamada75 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmNinohe Ninohe113 km

Distances from Kuji

Ninohe Ninohe40 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmTakizawa Takizawa69 kmMorioka Morioka76 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmTōno Tōno99 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmŌshū Ōshū128 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata129 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kitakami to Kuji?

About 160 km by road (115 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,380 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).