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Ninohe → Kuji

Iwate → Iwate
Straight line40 km
By road55 km
Driving time53min
Fuel cost¥820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ninohe and Kuji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car55 km53min
🚲 Bike55 km3h 41min
🚶 On foot46 km9h 39min

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 Ninohe (Iwate) to Kuji (Iwate) is 40 km in a straight line, or 55 km by road. A car trip takes about 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥820. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kuji → Ninohe →

Driving directions · Ninohe → Kuji

  1. ↑Continue2.0 km4min
  2. ↱Keep right228 m0min
  3. →Turn right27 m0min
  4. ←Turn left181 m0min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right308 m1min
  6. ←Turn left392 m1min
  7. ←Turn left541 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道395号3956.1 km5min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道340号3409.0 km8min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left1.2 km1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 九戸軽米線2222.5 km20min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道281号28112.5 km11min
  13. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  14. ←Turn left35 m0min
  15. →Turn right168 m0min
  16. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

おりつめ岩手県
くじ岩手県

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

Distances from Ninohe

Morioka Morioka67 kmKitakami Kitakami113 kmHanamaki Hanamaki102 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki154 kmMizusawa Mizusawa130 kmMiyako Miyako89 kmKamaishi Kamaishi122 kmŌfunato Ōfunato140 kmTōno Tōno110 kmYamada Yamada107 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi72 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi114 kmIchinohe Ichinohe8 kmŌshū Ōshū129 kmHachimantai Hachimantai46 km

Distances from Kuji

Ichinohe Ichinohe41 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmTakizawa Takizawa69 kmMorioka Morioka76 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmTōno Tōno99 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmŌshū Ōshū128 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata129 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ninohe to Kuji?

About 55 km by road (40 km in a straight line).

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

About 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).