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Sapporo → Akita

Hokkaido → Akita
Straight line386 km
By road523 km
Driving time11h 4min
Fuel cost¥7,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sapporo and Akita.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car523 km11h 4min
🚲 Bike523 km34h 50min
🚶 On foot444 km92h 31min

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 Akita (Akita) is 386 km in a straight line, or 523 km by road. A car trip takes about 11h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,760. 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: Akita → Sapporo →

Driving directions · Sapporo → Akita

  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 left onto 秋田停車場線262.6 km3min
  41. →Turn right126 m0min
  42. →Turn right55 m0min
  43. 🏁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 Akita

Katagami Katagami21 kmTennō Tennō24 kmOga Oga29 kmYurihonjō Yurihonjō37 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi41 kmŌmagari Ōmagari43 kmDaisen Daisen44 kmNikaho Nikaho52 kmSemboku Semboku54 kmNoshiro Noshiro55 kmYokote Yokote58 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita59 kmTakanosu Takanosu60 kmYuzawa Yuzawa70 kmŌdate Ōdate72 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sapporo to Akita?

About 523 km by road (386 km in a straight line).

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

About 11h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).