Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kitakami and Ōshū.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 20 km | 19min |
| 🚲 Bike | 20 km | 1h 20min |
| 🚶 On foot | 19 km | 3h 59min |
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 Ōshū (Iwate) is 17 km in a straight line, or 20 km by road. A car trip takes about 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥300. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kitakami → Ōshū
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112
- ←Turn left onto 相去飯豊線254
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 北上バイパス4
- ←Turn left onto 西根佐倉河線270
- ↑Continue onto 金ケ崎停車場線137, 270
- ↑Continue onto 江刺金ケ崎線108, 270
- ↑Continue onto 西根佐倉河線270
- ←Turn left onto 44
- ↑Continue onto 水沢東バイパス4
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- 🏁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 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmNinohe Ninohe113 km
Distances from Ōshū
Mizusawa Mizusawa3 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmTōno Tōno37 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata39 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmMorioka Morioka62 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmTakizawa Takizawa74 kmYamada Yamada77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmMiyako Miyako87 kmIchinohe Ichinohe121 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kitakami to Ōshū?
About 20 km by road (17 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kitakami to Ōshū?
About 19min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).