Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kamaishi and Sapporo.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 602 km | 10h 12min |
| 🚲 Bike | 602 km | 40h 9min |
| 🚶 On foot | 487 km | 101h 26min |
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 Kamaishi (Iwate) to Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 423 km in a straight line, or 602 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,950. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -5.6°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Kamaishi → Sapporo
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 国道45号45
- ←Turn left onto 水海大渡線242
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 釜石山田道路E45
- ↰Keep left onto 山田IC
- ↖Turn slight left onto 三陸自動車道, 山田宮古道路E45
- ↰Keep left onto 宮古南IC
- ↑Continue onto 三陸沿岸道路, 宮古道路E45
- ↑Continue onto 三陸北道路, 尾肝要道路E45
- ↑Continue onto 三陸北道路, 普代道路E45
- ↑Continue onto 久慈道路E45
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道45号45
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 八戸階上線1
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto (臨)白銀北沼線
- ↑Continue onto (臨)白銀北沼線
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 八戸百石線19
- →Turn right onto 国道338号338
- ←Turn left onto 尾駮バイパス338, 394
- ←Turn left onto 尾駮有戸停車場線180
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- ↰Keep left onto むつ恐山公園大畑線4
- →Turn right onto 国道338号338
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 国道279号279
- ↑Continue onto 二枚橋バイパス279
- ↑Continue onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線
- ←Turn left onto 函館湾臨港道路
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 280
- →Turn right onto 国道227号227
- ←Turn left onto 国道227号227
- ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線96
- ←Turn left onto 国道5号5
- ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155
- ←Turn left onto 国道5号5
- ↑Continue onto 国道5号5
- →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 230
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97
- ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線97
- →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線777
- →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230
- ←Turn left onto 国道230号230
- ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230
- →Turn right onto 国道230号230
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kamaishi
Distances from Sapporo
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kamaishi to Sapporo?
About 602 km by road (423 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kamaishi to Sapporo?
About 10h 12min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥8,950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).