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Kuji → Chiba

Iwate → Chiba
Straight line530 km
By road626 km
Driving time8h 15min
Fuel cost¥9,290
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kuji and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car626 km8h 15min
🚲 Bike626 km41h 42min
🚶 On foot609 km126h 58min

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 Kuji (Iwate) to Chiba (Chiba) is 530 km in a straight line, or 626 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 15min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,290. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Kuji →

Driving directions · Kuji → Chiba

  1. ↑Continue168 m0min
  2. ←Turn left35 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道281号28141.1 km35min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  6. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  8. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  10. ←Turn left891 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  14. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  17. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left90.2 km58min
  19. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  24. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  26. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left7.2 km7min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 愛宕上杉通4.7 km6min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 広瀬河畔通2731.3 km1min
  31. →Turn right onto あすと長町大通り線2731.7 km2min
  32. ↖Turn slight left onto 奥州街道2736.9 km7min
  33. ←Turn left onto 奥州街道27336 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 仙台バイパス4, 61.4 km2min
  35. ←Turn left onto 仙台館腰線258327 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 仙台館腰線258342 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 仙台空港線20628 m1min
  38. →Turn right257 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left78.0 km1h 4min
  40. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  41. ←Turn left189.0 km2h 14min
  42. ↰Keep left and take 6 toward 桜土浦, つくば525 m1min
  43. ↰Keep left toward 354757 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 藤沢荒川沖線2011.8 km2min
  45. ←Turn left onto 学園東大通り55, 201819 m1min
  46. →Turn right onto 水戸街道65.5 km6min
  47. ↰Keep left and take 408 toward 成田, 稲敷, 牛久阿見IC613 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 花水木通り148 m0min
  49. ←Turn left525 m1min
  50. →Turn right onto ふれあい通り2721.0 km1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 都市計画道貝塚中根線595 m1min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 女化街道3.2 km4min
  53. →Turn right onto 土浦竜ヶ崎線4811.9 km14min
  54. ←Turn left onto 利根水郷ライン4724 m1min
  55. →Turn right114 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 国道356号356972 m1min
  57. ↖Turn slight left onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線旧道3.0 km5min
  58. ←Turn left onto 千葉ニュータウン北環状線189113 m0min
  59. →Turn right onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線バイパス43.6 km3min
  60. ↑Continue onto 県道4号千葉竜ヶ崎線43.2 km3min
  61. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  62. →Turn right149 m0min
  63. ←Turn left onto 東京環状163.1 km3min
  64. ↰Keep left onto 東京環状166.2 km7min
  65. ↰Keep left337 m0min
  66. ↑Continue onto 東京環状162.8 km3min
  67. ↑Continue onto 国道126号126613 m1min
  68. ←Turn left239 m0min
  69. ↰Keep left onto 国道126号1263.6 km3min
  70. ↰Keep left onto 大和橋482 m1min
  71. ↑Continue onto 大網街道20424 m0min
  72. →Turn right onto 202072 m0min
  73. ←Turn left63 m0min
  74. →Turn right117 m0min
  75. ←Turn left23 m0min
  76. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

くじ岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くずまき高原岩手県
石神の丘岩手県
平泉岩手県
三本木宮城県
ならは福島県
やちよ千葉県

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

Distances from Kuji

Morioka Morioka76 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki152 kmMizusawa Mizusawa129 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmTōno Tōno99 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmŌshū Ōshū128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 km

Distances from Chiba

Yotsukaidō Yotsukaidō7 kmIchihara Ichihara10 kmNarashino Narashino11 kmYachiyo Yachiyo15 kmHonchō Honchō16 kmFunabashi Funabashi16 kmSakura Sakura17 kmShisui Shisui19 kmYachimata Yachimata19 kmUrayasu Urayasu20 kmŌami Ōami20 kmKamagaya Kamagaya22 kmSodegaura Sodegaura22 kmShiroi Shiroi23 kmTōgane Tōgane23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kuji to Chiba?

About 626 km by road (530 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kuji to Chiba?

About 8h 15min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).