Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Ōshū and Kitakami.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 20 km | 19min |
| 🚲 Bike | 20 km | 1h 20min |
| 🚶 On foot | 19 km | 3h 59min |
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 Ōshū (Iwate) to Kitakami (Iwate) is 17 km in a straight line, or 20 km by road. A car trip takes about 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥300. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Ōshū → Kitakami
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 水沢東バイパス4
- ↰Keep left onto 44
- ↱Keep right onto 44
- ↗Turn slight right onto 水沢バイパス (Mizusawa By-Pass)4
- ↑Continue onto 江刺金ケ崎線108, 270
- ↑Continue onto 金ケ崎停車場線137, 270
- ↑Continue onto 西根佐倉河線270
- →Turn right onto 国道4号4
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 相去飯豊線254
- →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112, 254
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Ōshū
Morioka Morioka62 kmHanamaki Hanamaki28 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki25 kmMizusawa Mizusawa3 kmMiyako Miyako87 kmKamaishi Kamaishi62 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmTōno Tōno37 kmYamada Yamada77 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmIchinohe Ichinohe121 kmKuji Kuji128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 kmNinohe Ninohe129 km
Distances from Kitakami
Hanamaki Hanamaki11 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmTōno Tōno36 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMorioka Morioka46 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata50 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTakizawa Takizawa58 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmYamada Yamada75 kmMiyako Miyako82 kmIchinohe Ichinohe105 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Ōshū to Kitakami?
About 20 km by road (17 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Ōshū to Kitakami?
About 19min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).