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Shimo-furano → Wakkanai

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 Shimo-furano and Wakkanai.

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 Shimo-furano (Hokkaido) to Wakkanai (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: Wakkanai → Shimo-furano →

Driving directions · Shimo-furano → Wakkanai

  1. ↑Continue407 m1min
  2. ↑Continue234 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道38号3826.7 km25min
  4. ←Turn left onto 芦別砂川線115883 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 国道452号4521.6 km2min
  6. ←Turn left840 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right1.3 km2min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道38号387.7 km7min
  9. →Turn right onto 赤平バイパス389.7 km8min
  10. →Turn right onto 江部乙赤平線5649.2 km9min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道12号121.2 km1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 江部乙雨竜線2794.6 km5min
  13. →Turn right445 m1min
  14. ←Turn left26 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道275号27513.2 km11min
  16. ←Turn left38 m0min
  17. →Turn right275 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left142 m0min
  19. ←Turn left96 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道233号2337.5 km6min
  21. →Turn right205 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left8.1 km7min
  23. ↰Keep left349 m0min
  24. ←Turn left267 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 深川留萌自動車道, 幌糠留萌道路E6212.4 km12min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道232号232, 23993.0 km1h 20min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道232号23220.1 km17min
  28. ↑Continue onto 天塩バイパス2324.7 km4min
  29. ↑Continue onto 国道232号2329.8 km8min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道40号40, 23229.8 km19min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道40号40, 23223.1 km21min
  32. ↱Keep right418 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 稚内天塩線106424 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

スタープラザ 芦別北海道
たきかわ北海道
田園の里うりゅう北海道
サンフラワー北竜北海道
おびら鰊番屋北海道
風Ｗとままえ北海道
ほっと?はぼろ北海道
☆ロマン街道しょさんべつ北海道

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

Distances from Shimo-furano

Sapporo Sapporo90 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa47 kmHakodate Hakodate221 kmKushiro Kushiro167 kmTomakomai Tomakomai102 kmObihiro Obihiro82 kmOtaru Otaru113 kmEbetsu Ebetsu73 kmKitami Kitami132 kmMuroran Muroran162 kmChitose Chitose84 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa53 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima78 kmIshikari Ishikari84 kmTakikawa Takikawa45 km

Distances from Wakkanai

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimo-furano to Wakkanai?

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

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

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).