Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sapporo and Ōarai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 955 km | 14h 33min |
| 🚲 Bike | 955 km | 63h 41min |
| 🚶 On foot | 866 km | 180h 27min |
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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 753 km in a straight line, or 955 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,190. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Sapporo → Ōarai
- ↑Continue onto 北5条手稲通
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道230号230
- ←Turn left onto 国道230号230
- →Turn right onto 三ノ原ニセコ線230
- ←Turn left onto 川崎三の原線777
- ←Turn left onto 豊浦京極線97
- →Turn right onto 豊浦京極線97
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道37号37, 230
- ←Turn left onto 長万部バイパス5, 230
- ↑Continue onto 国道5号5
- →Turn right onto 落部インター線1155
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149
- →Turn right onto 国道5号5
- →Turn right onto 峠下上磯線96
- →Turn right onto 国道227号227
- ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 280
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 函館湾臨港道路
- →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- ↑Continue onto 二枚橋バイパス279
- ↑Continue onto 国道279号279
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- ←Turn left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道338号338
- ←Turn left onto むつ恐山公園大畑線4
- ↰Keep left onto 国道279号279
- →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 45
- ↰Keep left onto 八戸野辺地線8
- ↑Continue
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道4号4, 45
- ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 45
- ↑Continue onto 十和田三戸線45
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 十和田バイパス4
- →Turn right onto 浅水南部線233
- ←Turn left onto 浅水南部線233
- →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 104
- ←Turn left onto 南部田子線143
- ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線258
- ↑Continue onto 十和田三戸線45
- ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線258
- →Turn right onto 三戸南部線258
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道4号4
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線17
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 281
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158
- ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線157
- ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 281
- ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129
- ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線301
- →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 281
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37
- ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線300
- →Turn right onto 町道祗園線
- ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 愛宕上杉通
- ↰Keep left onto 広瀬河畔通273
- →Turn right onto あすと長町大通り線273
- ↖Turn slight left onto 奥州街道273
- ←Turn left onto 奥州街道273
- →Turn right onto 仙台バイパス4, 6
- ←Turn left onto 仙台館腰線258
- →Turn right onto 仙台館腰線258
- ←Turn left onto 仙台空港線20
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left and take 6 toward 日立, 常陸太田
- →Turn right onto 国道293号293
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道245号245
- ←Turn left onto 水戸那珂湊線6
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 那珂湊大洗線108
- ←Turn left onto 那珂湊大洗線108
- ↑Continue onto 祝町いささかりんりん通り
- ←Turn left onto 磯浜さくら坂通り2, 108
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↗Turn slight right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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
よこはま青森県
しちのへ青森県
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 Ōarai
Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmNamegata Namegata35 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sapporo to Ōarai?
About 955 km by road (753 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sapporo to Ōarai?
About 14h 33min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥14,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).