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Otaru → Rishiri Town

Hokkaido → Hokkaido
Straight line219 km
By road397 km
Driving time14h 13min
Fuel cost¥5,890
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Otaru and Rishiri Town.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car397 km14h 13min
🚲 Bike397 km26h 26min
🚶 On foot252 km52h 34min

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 Rishiri Town (Hokkaido) is 219 km in a straight line, or 397 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,890. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -6.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Rishiri Town → Otaru →

Driving directions · Otaru → Rishiri Town

  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33713.3 km11min
  8. ↰Keep left422 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道231号23117.3 km15min
  10. ←Turn left2.5 km3min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道231号23176.4 km1h 6min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道231号231, 45117.4 km15min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道231号231710 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道232号232, 23991.2 km1h 18min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道232号23220.1 km17min
  16. ↑Continue onto 天塩バイパス2324.7 km4min
  17. ↑Continue onto 国道232号2329.8 km8min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道40号40, 23229.8 km19min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道40号40, 23224.4 km22min
  20. →Turn right625 m1min
  21. ←Turn left11.0 km2h 35min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 稚内 ー 利尻島 （鴛泊）40.4 km6h 44min
  23. ↖Turn slight left91 m0min
  24. ↑Continue71 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 利尻富士利尻線10512.9 km12min
  26. ←Turn left onto 沓形仙法志鴛泊線1085.2 km5min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

石狩「あいろーど厚田」北海道
おびら鰊番屋北海道
風Ｗとままえ北海道
ほっと?はぼろ北海道
☆ロマン街道しょさんべつ北海道
富士見北海道
てしお北海道
わっかない北海道

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 Rishiri Town

Wakkanai Wakkanai47 kmMakubetsu Makubetsu54 kmNayoro Nayoro134 kmRumoi Rumoi141 kmShibetsu Shibetsu145 kmFukagawa Fukagawa175 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa180 kmTakikawa Takikawa188 kmAkabira Akabira192 kmMombetsu Mombetsu193 kmKamikawa Kamikawa193 kmSunagawa Sunagawa195 kmUtashinai Utashinai195 kmMobetsu Mobetsu198 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu200 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Otaru to Rishiri Town?

About 397 km by road (219 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Otaru to Rishiri Town?

About 14h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).