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Otaru → Utashinai

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line92 km
By road117 km
Driving time1h 45min
Fuel cost¥1,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Utashinai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car117 km1h 45min
🚲 Bike117 km7h 50min
🚶 On foot106 km22h 5min

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 Otaru (Hokkaido) to Utashinai (Hokkaido) is 92 km in a straight line, or 117 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 45min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,740. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -7.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Utashinai → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Utashinai

  1. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right60 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道5号52.3 km2min
  4. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道5号511.4 km10min
  5. ←Turn left onto 小樽石狩線2252.6 km3min
  6. ←Turn left onto 小樽石狩線225318 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道337号33715.3 km13min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 当別バイパス33715.3 km13min
  9. ↰Keep left331 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道275号2753.1 km3min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道275号27546.9 km40min
  12. →Turn right onto 砂川新十津川線28310.6 km11min
  13. ↑Continue onto 赤平奈井江線1146.9 km6min
  14. →Turn right974 m2min
  15. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

北欧の風 道の駅とうべつ北海道
つるぬま北海道
うたしないチロルの湯北海道

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Otaru

Sapporo Sapporo31 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa128 kmHakodate Hakodate159 kmTomakomai Tomakomai79 kmEbetsu Ebetsu45 kmMuroran Muroran97 kmChitose Chitose67 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa61 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima52 kmIshikari Ishikari29 kmTakikawa Takikawa84 kmKamiiso Kamiiso155 kmDate Date81 kmHonchō Honchō146 kmBibai Bibai71 km

Distances from Utashinai

Akabira Akabira4 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu11 kmSunagawa Sunagawa12 kmTakikawa Takikawa12 kmFukagawa Fukagawa21 kmBibai Bibai26 kmMikasa Mikasa32 kmFurano Furano33 kmShimo-furano Shimo-furano33 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa38 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa42 kmYūbari Yūbari54 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu55 kmRumoi Rumoi57 kmEbetsu Ebetsu61 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Otaru to Utashinai?

About 117 km by road (92 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Otaru to Utashinai?

About 1h 45min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).