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Wakkanai → Shimo-furano

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line236 km
By road289 km
Driving time4h 10min
Fuel cost¥4,290
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Wakkanai and Shimo-furano.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car289 km4h 10min
🚲 Bike289 km19h 15min
🚶 On foot271 km56h 28min

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 Wakkanai (Hokkaido) to Shimo-furano (Hokkaido) is 236 km in a straight line, or 289 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,290. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimo-furano → Wakkanai →

Driving directions · Wakkanai → Shimo-furano

  1. ↑Continue onto 稚内天塩線10632 m0min
  2. →Turn right148 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道40号40, 23223.8 km21min
  4. ↰Keep left29.9 km19min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道232号2329.8 km8min
  6. ↑Continue onto 天塩バイパス2324.7 km4min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道232号23220.1 km17min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道232号23293.0 km1h 20min
  9. ↖Turn slight left onto 深川留萌自動車道E6220.5 km19min
  10. ↰Keep left511 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right319 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道233号2337.5 km6min
  13. →Turn right96 m0min
  14. →Turn right142 m0min
  15. ↗Turn slight right275 m1min
  16. ←Turn left38 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道275号27513.2 km11min
  18. ←Turn left26 m0min
  19. →Turn right445 m1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 江部乙雨竜線2794.6 km5min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道12号121.2 km1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 江部乙赤平線5649.2 km9min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道38号389.7 km8min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道38号387.7 km7min
  25. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 芦別停車場線788840 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道452号4521.6 km2min
  28. ↑Continue onto 芦別砂川線115883 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 芦別バイパス3826.7 km25min
  30. ←Turn left234 m0min
  31. ↑Continue407 m1min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

わっかない北海道
てしお北海道
富士見北海道
☆ロマン街道しょさんべつ北海道
ほっと?はぼろ北海道
風Ｗとままえ北海道
おびら鰊番屋北海道
サンフラワー北竜北海道

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

Distances from Wakkanai

Asahikawa Asahikawa190 kmTakikawa Takikawa208 kmMombetsu Mombetsu177 kmNayoro Nayoro133 kmRumoi Rumoi164 kmFukagawa Fukagawa192 kmMakubetsu Makubetsu12 kmSunagawa Sunagawa215 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu215 kmAkabira Akabira209 kmKamikawa Kamikawa195 kmUtashinai Utashinai213 kmRishiri Town Rishiri Town47 kmShibetsu Shibetsu149 kmMobetsu Mobetsu184 km

Distances from Shimo-furano

Furano Furano0 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu24 kmUtashinai Utashinai33 kmAkabira Akabira35 kmMikasa Mikasa41 kmSunagawa Sunagawa42 kmBibai Bibai43 kmTakikawa Takikawa45 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa47 kmFukagawa Fukagawa49 kmYūbari Yūbari49 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa53 kmKamikawa Kamikawa63 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu72 kmEbetsu Ebetsu73 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Wakkanai to Shimo-furano?

About 289 km by road (236 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Wakkanai to Shimo-furano?

About 4h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).