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Sapporo → Wakkanai

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line262 km
By road310 km
Driving time4h 21min
Fuel cost¥4,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sapporo and Wakkanai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car310 km4h 21min
🚲 Bike310 km20h 40min
🚶 On foot301 km62h 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 Wakkanai (Hokkaido) is 262 km in a straight line, or 310 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,600. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Wakkanai → Sapporo →

Driving directions · Sapporo → Wakkanai

  1. ↑Continue onto 北5条手稲通437 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 創成川通514.9 km13min
  3. ↰Keep left onto 国道231号231252 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 国道231号23117.6 km15min
  5. ←Turn left2.5 km3min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道231号23176.4 km1h 6min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道231号231, 45117.4 km15min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道231号231710 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道232号232, 23991.2 km1h 18min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道232号23220.1 km17min
  11. ↑Continue onto 天塩バイパス2324.7 km4min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道232号2329.8 km8min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道40号40, 23229.8 km19min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道40号40, 23223.1 km21min
  15. ↱Keep right418 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 稚内天塩線106424 m0min
  17. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

石狩「あいろーど厚田」北海道
おびら鰊番屋北海道
風Ｗとままえ北海道
ほっと?はぼろ北海道
☆ロマン街道しょさんべつ北海道
富士見北海道
てしお北海道
わっかない北海道

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 Wakkanai

Makubetsu Makubetsu12 kmRishiri Town Rishiri Town47 kmNayoro Nayoro133 kmShibetsu Shibetsu149 kmRumoi Rumoi164 kmMombetsu Mombetsu177 kmMobetsu Mobetsu184 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa190 kmFukagawa Fukagawa192 kmKamikawa Kamikawa195 kmTakikawa Takikawa208 kmAkabira Akabira209 kmUtashinai Utashinai213 kmSunagawa Sunagawa215 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu215 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sapporo to Wakkanai?

About 310 km by road (262 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).