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Wakkanai → Sapporo

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line262 km
By road310 km
Driving time4h 21min
Fuel cost¥4,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Wakkanai and Sapporo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car310 km4h 21min
🚲 Bike310 km20h 39min
🚶 On foot301 km62h 41min

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 Sapporo (Hokkaido) is 262 km in a straight line, or 310 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,600. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sapporo → Wakkanai →

Driving directions · Wakkanai → Sapporo

  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23291.2 km1h 18min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道231号231703 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道231号23117.4 km15min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道231号231, 45176.4 km1h 6min
  12. →Turn right2.5 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道231号23117.2 km15min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道231号2311.8 km2min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 道央新道23113.4 km11min
  16. →Turn right onto 北5条手稲通471 m1min
  17. 🏁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
石狩「あいろーど厚田」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 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 Wakkanai to Sapporo?

About 310 km by road (262 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).