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Sapporo → Tsuruoka

Hokkaido → Yamagata
Straight line500 km
By road644 km
Driving time12h 53min
Fuel cost¥9,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sapporo and Tsuruoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car644 km12h 53min
🚲 Bike644 km42h 56min
🚶 On foot575 km119h 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 Sapporo (Hokkaido) to Tsuruoka (Yamagata) is 500 km in a straight line, or 644 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,570. 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: Tsuruoka → Sapporo →

Driving directions · Sapporo → Tsuruoka

  1. ↑Continue onto 北5条手稲通86 m0min
  2. ←Turn left540 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道230号230775 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道230号23079.8 km1h 12min
  5. →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230233 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 川崎三の原線7777.9 km8min
  7. ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線978.8 km8min
  8. →Turn right onto 豊浦京極線97479 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right3.2 km5min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道37号37, 23036.4 km31min
  11. ←Turn left onto 長万部バイパス5, 23033.0 km28min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道5号510.1 km9min
  13. →Turn right onto 落部インター線1155355 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left30.0 km26min
  15. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149777 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道5号59.9 km8min
  17. →Turn right onto 峠下上磯線9614.0 km12min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 2801.2 km1min
  20. →Turn right216 m0min
  21. ←Turn left110.8 km5h 2min
  22. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 鶴ケ坂千刈線247119 m0min
  24. ←Turn left605 m1min
  25. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  26. →Turn right276 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right16 m0min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right onto 青森環状道路7548 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left48.9 km36min
  30. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道7号720.8 km19min
  32. →Turn right7.0 km7min
  33. ↰Keep left12.2 km11min
  34. ↰Keep left388 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 鷹巣バイパス10510.0 km9min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道285号28542.0 km36min
  37. ↑Continue onto 男鹿昭和飯田川線1045.1 km5min
  38. ↑Continue onto 秋田昭和飯田川線3031.6 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道7号7, 101, 28515.4 km14min
  40. →Turn right onto 秋田南バイパス74.8 km5min
  41. ↰Keep left4.5 km4min
  42. ←Turn left onto 秋田天王線564.8 km4min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道7号711.4 km10min
  44. ↱Keep right395 m0min
  45. ↑Continue onto 国道341号3411.1 km1min
  46. →Turn right onto 松ヶ崎バイパス7, 34129.7 km27min
  47. →Turn right onto 小出金浦線2901.3 km1min
  48. ↑Continue1.8 km2min
  49. ↱Keep right293 m1min
  50. ↑Continue onto 金浦バイパス735.4 km31min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 酒田バイパス725.1 km21min
  52. →Turn right429 m1min
  53. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  54. →Turn right160 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 面野山鶴岡線332143 m0min
  56. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線3491.9 km2min
  57. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

望羊中山北海道
230ルスツ北海道
とうや湖北海道
とようら北海道
YOU･遊･もり北海道
なないろ・ななえ北海道
なみおか青森県
ひろさき青森県

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

Distances from Sapporo

Asahikawa Asahikawa113 kmHakodate Hakodate152 kmTomakomai Tomakomai52 kmObihiro Obihiro152 kmOtaru Otaru31 kmEbetsu Ebetsu17 kmMuroran Muroran89 kmChitose Chitose37 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa36 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima20 kmIshikari Ishikari19 kmTakikawa Takikawa70 kmOtofuke Otofuke151 kmKamiiso Kamiiso150 kmDate Date77 km

Distances from Tsuruoka

Sakata Sakata22 kmYuza Yuza34 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmSagae Sagae55 kmMurayama Murayama59 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmTendō Tendō63 kmNagai Nagai71 kmYamagata Yamagata72 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sapporo to Tsuruoka?

About 644 km by road (500 km in a straight line).

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

About 12h 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).