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Sapporo → Kanazawa

Hokkaido → Ishikawa
Straight line824 km
By road1,076 km
Driving time17h 59min
Fuel cost¥15,990
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sapporo and Kanazawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,076 km17h 59min
🚲 Bike1,076 km71h 45min
🚶 On foot948 km197h 25min

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 Kanazawa (Ishikawa) is 824 km in a straight line, or 1,076 km by road. A car trip takes about 17h 59min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥15,990. 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: Kanazawa → Sapporo →

Driving directions · Sapporo → Kanazawa

  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 left onto 国道112号1122.3 km2min
  52. ←Turn left onto 国道112号1122.0 km2min
  53. ↖Turn slight left onto 吹浦酒田線353712 m1min
  54. ↑Continue onto 酒田港線4248 m0min
  55. ↑Continue132 m0min
  56. ←Turn left278 m0min
  57. →Turn right777 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 国道112号11215.4 km14min
  59. →Turn right onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  60. ↑Continue onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  61. →Turn right onto 国道7号730.8 km26min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  64. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  65. ←Turn left onto 瀬波バイパス34535.5 km30min
  66. →Turn right onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  67. ←Turn left onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  68. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46488 m0min
  69. →Turn right19.5 km17min
  70. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 171.2 km1min
  71. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  72. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8241.0 km2h 33min
  73. ↰Keep left4.4 km5min
  74. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号8458 m1min
  75. →Turn right onto 石川県道60号金沢田鶴浜線601.6 km1min
  76. ←Turn left292 m0min
  77. ←Turn left180 m0min
  78. 🏁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 Kanazawa

Nonoichi Nonoichi7 kmMatsutō Matsutō10 kmHakusan Hakusan13 kmTsubata Tsubata14 kmTsurugi-asahimachi Tsurugi-asahimachi17 kmKahoku Kahoku19 kmNomi Nomi20 kmKomatsu Komatsu27 kmHakui Hakui35 kmKaga Kaga42 kmNanao Nanao59 kmWajima Wajima93 kmSuzu Suzu109 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sapporo to Kanazawa?

About 1,076 km by road (824 km in a straight line).

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

About 17h 59min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥15,990 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).