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Akita → Sapporo

Akita → Hokkaido
Straight line386 km
By road523 km
Driving time11h 4min
Fuel cost¥7,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Akita and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car523 km11h 4min
🚲 Bike523 km34h 50min
🚶 On foot444 km92h 31min

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 Akita (Akita) to Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 386 km in a straight line, or 523 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,760. 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.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Akita →

Driving directions · Akita → Sapporo

  1. ↑Continue55 m0min
  2. ←Turn left126 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left onto 竿燈大通り262.6 km3min
  4. ↑Continue onto 秋田南バイパス715 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 秋田臨海バイパス134.1 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 国道7号7, 101, 28511.3 km10min
  7. ←Turn left onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  8. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1043.0 km3min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1042.1 km2min
  10. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道105号105, 28510.0 km9min
  12. →Turn right365 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E711.4 km11min
  14. ↰Keep left7.4 km7min
  15. ↰Keep left389 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  17. →Turn right323 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left46.3 km33min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 東北自動車道E42.3 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left859 m1min
  21. ↱Turn sharp right87 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left244 m0min
  23. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  24. ←Turn left605 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247105 m0min
  26. ↰Turn sharp left2.8 km3min
  27. ↖Turn slight left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線110.7 km5h 2min
  28. →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線389 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  32. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  34. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  35. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  36. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道5号528.5 km24min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left3.2 km5min
  42. ↖Turn slight left onto 豊浦京極線97476 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  44. →Turn right onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  45. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23078.9 km1h 11min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 国道230号230982 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  49. ↰Turn sharp left onto 札幌停車場線18534 m0min
  50. ↰Turn sharp left onto 北5条手稲通42 m0min
  51. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あきた港秋田県
しょうわ秋田県
五城目秋田県
かみこあに秋田県
大館能代空港秋田県
やたて峠秋田県
いかりがせき青森県
ひろさき青森県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Akita

Ōdate Ōdate72 kmNoshiro Noshiro55 kmYokote Yokote58 kmŌmagari Ōmagari43 kmHanawa Hanawa77 kmYuzawa Yuzawa70 kmTennō Tennō24 kmTakanosu Takanosu60 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi41 kmNikaho Nikaho52 kmDaisen Daisen44 kmOga Oga29 kmYurihonjō Yurihonjō37 kmKatagami Katagami21 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita59 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 Akita to Sapporo?

About 523 km by road (386 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).