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Otaru → Muroran

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line97 km
By road149 km
Driving time2h 21min
Fuel cost¥2,210
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Muroran.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car149 km2h 21min
🚲 Bike149 km9h 56min
🚶 On foot111 km23h 13min

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 Muroran (Hokkaido) is 97 km in a straight line, or 149 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,210. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Muroran → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Muroran

  1. ↑Continue274 m0min
  2. →Turn right223 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道5号5842 m1min
  4. ↱Keep right onto 軍用線323 m0min
  5. →Turn right474 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 軍用線43 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 軍用線629 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right435 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 小樽環状線95698 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道393号39328.9 km25min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道393号39325.0 km21min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道276号2761.5 km1min
  13. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道5号58.4 km11min
  15. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  16. ←Turn left1.7 km3min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right1.5 km2min
  18. ←Turn left onto 岩内洞爺線666.2 km8min
  19. →Turn right onto 岩内洞爺線66, 97951 m1min
  20. ↑Continue onto 豊浦京極線97, 23022.4 km20min
  21. →Turn right onto 豊浦京極線974.6 km4min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道37号37, 23034.0 km29min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道37号373.9 km4min
  24. ↑Continue onto 北海道道699号室蘭港線6992.7 km3min
  25. ←Turn left66 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道36号36, 2351.2 km1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道36号36, 235372 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道36号36338 m0min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あかいがわ北海道
ニセコビュープラザ北海道
真狩フラワーセンター北海道
とようら北海道
あぷた北海道
だて歴史の杜北海道
みたら室蘭北海道

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

Distances from Otaru

Sapporo Sapporo31 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa128 kmHakodate Hakodate159 kmTomakomai Tomakomai79 kmEbetsu Ebetsu45 kmChitose Chitose67 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa61 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima52 kmIshikari Ishikari29 kmTakikawa Takikawa84 kmKamiiso Kamiiso155 kmDate Date81 kmHonchō Honchō146 kmBibai Bibai71 kmNayoro Nayoro174 km

Distances from Muroran

Date Date19 kmNoboribetsu Noboribetsu22 kmShiraoi Shiraoi39 kmHonchō Honchō53 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town58 kmTomakomai Tomakomai62 kmKamiiso Kamiiso62 kmHokuto Hokuto63 kmHakodate Hakodate64 kmChitose Chitose78 kmEniwa Eniwa80 kmIwanai Iwanai83 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima87 kmSapporo Sapporo89 kmEbetsu Ebetsu99 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Otaru to Muroran?

About 149 km by road (97 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,210 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).