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Otaru → Hokuto

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line156 km
By road223 km
Driving time3h 15min
Fuel cost¥3,320
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Hokuto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car223 km3h 15min
🚲 Bike223 km14h 53min
🚶 On foot179 km37h 16min

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 Hokuto (Hokkaido) is 156 km in a straight line, or 223 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,320. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hokuto → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Hokuto

  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2768.5 km7min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道229号229, 27634.5 km30min
  10. ←Turn left onto 寿都黒松内線915.3 km14min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道5号547.8 km41min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道5号510.1 km9min
  13. →Turn right onto 落部インター線1155355 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left30.0 km26min
  15. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149777 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道5号59.9 km8min
  17. →Turn right onto 峠下上磯線963.4 km3min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 市渡45市渡45797 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 上磯峠下線969.5 km9min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道228号228, 280926 m1min
  21. →Turn right171 m0min
  22. ←Turn left386 m1min
  23. 🏁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
シェルプラザ・港北海道
YOU･遊･もり北海道
なないろ・ななえ北海道

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 Hokuto

Kamiiso Kamiiso1 kmHakodate Hakodate10 kmHonchō Honchō10 kmMuroran Muroran63 kmDate Date75 kmNoboribetsu Noboribetsu84 kmShiraoi Shiraoi101 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town107 kmTomakomai Tomakomai121 kmIwanai Iwanai129 kmChitose Chitose140 kmEniwa Eniwa143 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima150 kmSapporo Sapporo151 kmShizunai-furukawachō Shizunai-furukawachō154 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Otaru to Hokuto?

About 223 km by road (156 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,320 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).