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Otaru → Shiraoi

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line76 km
By road121 km
Driving time1h 32min
Fuel cost¥1,800
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Shiraoi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car121 km1h 32min
🚲 Bike121 km8h 5min
🚶 On foot88 km18h 20min

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 Shiraoi (Hokkaido) is 76 km in a straight line, or 121 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,800. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -3.6°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Shiraoi → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Shiraoi

  1. ↑Continue546 m1min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left463 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 小樽港線17802 m1min
  4. ↱Keep right onto 札樽自動車道E5A23.4 km19min
  5. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  6. →Turn right onto 北5条手稲通536 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 宮の沢北一条線1245.5 km5min
  8. ←Turn left onto 宮の沢北一条線1241.7 km2min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道230号230900 m1min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 北1条・雁来通121.2 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 札幌夕張線38.2 km7min
  12. ↱Keep right597 m1min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 札幌新道1.2 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right72.3 km48min
  15. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 白老大滝線861.6 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 白老大滝線86578 m1min
  18. →Turn right145 m0min
  19. ←Turn left41 m0min
  20. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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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 Shiraoi

Noboribetsu Noboribetsu18 kmTomakomai Tomakomai23 kmChitose Chitose39 kmMuroran Muroran39 kmDate Date41 kmEniwa Eniwa42 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima51 kmSapporo Sapporo58 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town61 kmEbetsu Ebetsu64 kmYūbari Yūbari74 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu75 kmIshikari Ishikari77 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa80 kmIwanai Iwanai83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Otaru to Shiraoi?

About 121 km by road (76 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,800 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).