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Sapporo → Rishiri Town

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line233 km
By road381 km
Driving time13h 59min
Fuel cost¥5,660
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sapporo and Rishiri Town.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car381 km13h 59min
🚲 Bike381 km25h 23min
🚶 On foot268 km55h 47min

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 Rishiri Town (Hokkaido) is 233 km in a straight line, or 381 km by road. A car trip takes about 13h 59min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,660. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -6.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Rishiri Town → Sapporo →

Driving directions · Sapporo → Rishiri Town

  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, 23224.4 km22min
  15. →Turn right625 m1min
  16. ←Turn left11.0 km2h 35min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 稚内 ー 利尻島 （鴛泊）40.4 km6h 44min
  18. ↖Turn slight left91 m0min
  19. ↑Continue71 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 利尻富士利尻線10512.9 km12min
  21. ←Turn left onto 沓形仙法志鴛泊線1085.2 km5min
  22. 🏁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 Rishiri Town

Wakkanai Wakkanai47 kmMakubetsu Makubetsu54 kmNayoro Nayoro134 kmRumoi Rumoi141 kmShibetsu Shibetsu145 kmFukagawa Fukagawa175 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa180 kmTakikawa Takikawa188 kmAkabira Akabira192 kmMombetsu Mombetsu193 kmKamikawa Kamikawa193 kmSunagawa Sunagawa195 kmUtashinai Utashinai195 kmMobetsu Mobetsu198 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu200 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sapporo to Rishiri Town?

About 381 km by road (233 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sapporo to Rishiri Town?

About 13h 59min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).