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Iwaki → Shirakawa

Fukushima → Fukushima
Straight line56 km
By road74 km
Driving time1h 9min
Fuel cost¥1,100
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Iwaki and Shirakawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car74 km1h 9min
🚲 Bike74 km4h 56min
🚶 On foot64 km13h 19min

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 Iwaki (Fukushima) to Shirakawa (Fukushima) is 56 km in a straight line, or 74 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,100. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirakawa → Iwaki →

Driving directions · Iwaki → Shirakawa

  1. ↑Continue7 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left131 m0min
  3. →Turn right109 m0min
  4. ←Turn left117 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto いわき市道内郷平線939 m1min
  6. →Turn right31.7 km27min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 国道349号3494.0 km3min
  8. →Turn right288 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 北方遅沢線2851.4 km1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 石川鴇子線1408.4 km8min
  11. ↑Continue onto 古殿須賀川線, 石川鴇子線63, 140111 m0min
  12. ↗Turn slight right onto 石川鴇子線1404.6 km5min
  13. →Turn right onto いわき石川線142.0 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 白河石川線11, 40452 m0min
  15. →Turn right115 m0min
  16. ←Turn left241 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 白河石川線11, 401.0 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 石川街道1181.2 km1min
  19. →Turn right onto 白河石川線1116.4 km15min
  20. →Turn right220 m0min
  21. ↑Continue393 m1min
  22. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Iwaki

Kōriyama Kōriyama59 kmFukushima Fukushima86 kmSukagawa Sukagawa51 kmKitakata Kitakata112 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu71 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi90 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki52 kmMotomiya Motomiya67 kmNamie Namie49 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō93 kmMiharu Miharu55 kmIshikawa Ishikawa40 kmInawashiro Inawashiro89 kmDate Date92 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu97 km

Distances from Shirakawa

Ishikawa Ishikawa17 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmTamura Tamura46 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu50 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmNamie Namie77 kmDate Date80 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi82 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Iwaki to Shirakawa?

About 74 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Iwaki to Shirakawa?

About 1h 9min 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).