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Otaru → Iwanai

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line47 km
By road61 km
Driving time53min
Fuel cost¥900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Iwanai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car61 km53min
🚲 Bike61 km4h 3min
🚶 On foot54 km11h 10min

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 Iwanai (Hokkaido) is 47 km in a straight line, or 61 km by road. A car trip takes about 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥900. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Iwanai → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Iwanai

  1. ↑Continue275 m0min
  2. ←Turn left195 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道5号51.4 km1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道5号5, 22918.1 km16min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道5号5, 22927.8 km24min
  6. ↱Keep right onto 国道276号2763.0 km3min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道276号276174 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道276号2766.9 km6min
  9. ←Turn left1.8 km2min
  10. ↑Continue onto 岩内洞爺線66336 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 野束清住線840327 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 野束清住線840226 m0min
  13. →Turn right111 m0min
  14. ←Turn left285 m0min
  15. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

スペース・アップルよいち北海道
いわない北海道

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 Iwanai

Niseko Town Niseko Town25 kmYoichi Yoichi33 kmDate Date64 kmSapporo Sapporo69 kmIshikari Ishikari75 kmNoboribetsu Noboribetsu80 kmMuroran Muroran83 kmShiraoi Shiraoi83 kmEbetsu Ebetsu86 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima86 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu86 kmEniwa Eniwa87 kmChitose Chitose95 kmTomakomai Tomakomai97 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa105 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Otaru to Iwanai?

About 61 km by road (47 km in a straight line).

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

About 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).