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Sapporo → Kamaishi

Hokkaido → Iwate
Straight line423 km
By road601 km
Driving time10h 19min
Fuel cost¥8,930
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sapporo and Kamaishi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car601 km10h 19min
🚲 Bike601 km40h 5min
🚶 On foot487 km101h 26min

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 Kamaishi (Iwate) is 423 km in a straight line, or 601 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,930. 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: Kamaishi → Sapporo →

Driving directions · Sapporo → Kamaishi

  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, 280833 m1min
  20. →Turn right149 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 函館湾臨港道路261 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線103 m0min
  23. →Turn right39.4 km1h 58min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道279号279301 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道279号27962 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道279号27927.4 km23min
  27. ↑Continue onto 二枚橋バイパス2791.6 km1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道279号279474 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left82 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道279号279444 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道279号279567 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道279号2795.6 km5min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道279号2797.2 km6min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道279号2792.0 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 国道338号338189 m0min
  36. ←Turn left onto むつ恐山公園大畑線41.1 km1min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道279号27938.0 km31min
  38. ↰Keep left358 m0min
  39. ←Turn left4.8 km6min
  40. →Turn right onto 尾駮バイパス338, 3947.5 km6min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道338号338, 39433.9 km36min
  42. ←Turn left onto 八戸百石線1911.8 km11min
  43. ←Turn left514 m1min
  44. →Turn right onto （臨）白銀北沼線1.7 km2min
  45. ↑Continue onto （臨）白銀北沼線1.8 km2min
  46. →Turn right263 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 八戸階上線1112 m0min
  48. ←Turn left135 m0min
  49. ↗Turn slight right251 m1min
  50. →Turn right23 m0min
  51. ←Turn left148 m0min
  52. ←Turn left2.7 km3min
  53. ←Turn left onto 八戸バイパス4511.7 km10min
  54. →Turn right33.0 km28min
  55. ↰Keep left310 m0min
  56. ↑Continue onto 久慈バイパス4577 m0min
  57. ↱Keep right11.5 km11min
  58. ↰Keep left13.2 km12min
  59. ↑Continue onto 三陸北道路, 普代道路E4521.3 km17min
  60. ↑Continue onto 三陸北道路, 岩泉道路E45404 m0min
  61. ↰Keep left643 m1min
  62. ↑Continue onto 三陸北道路, 岩泉道路E454.6 km4min
  63. ↰Keep left704 m1min
  64. ↑Continue onto 三陸北道路, 田老岩泉道路E4560.8 km49min
  65. ↰Keep left618 m1min
  66. ←Turn left onto 大槌小国線26497 m0min
  67. →Turn right onto 大槌バイパス4510.9 km11min
  68. ↱Keep right516 m1min
  69. →Turn right939 m1min
  70. ←Turn left40 m0min
  71. ↗Turn slight right598 m1min
  72. →Turn right82 m0min
  73. 🏁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
よこはま青森県
はしかみ青森県

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 Kamaishi

Ōtsuchi Ōtsuchi10 kmYamada Yamada22 kmŌfunato Ōfunato26 kmTōno Tōno29 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata35 kmMiyako Miyako42 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmKitakami Kitakami65 kmMizusawa Mizusawa65 kmHanamaki Hanamaki66 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki75 kmMorioka Morioka78 kmTakizawa Takizawa86 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi89 kmHachimantai Hachimantai94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sapporo to Kamaishi?

About 601 km by road (423 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,930 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).