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Rishiri Town → Otaru

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 Rishiri Town and Otaru.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car397 km14h 13min
🚲 Bike397 km26h 27min
🚶 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 Rishiri Town (Hokkaido) to Otaru (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: Otaru → Rishiri Town →

Driving directions · Rishiri Town → Otaru

  1. ↑Continue onto 沓形仙法志鴛泊線1085.2 km5min
  2. →Turn right onto 利尻富士利尻線10512.9 km12min
  3. ←Turn left71 m0min
  4. ↑Continue91 m0min
  5. ↱Keep right onto 稚内 ー 利尻島 （鴛泊）40.4 km6h 44min
  6. ↗Turn slight right onto 稚内 ー 礼文島（香深）10.4 km2h 30min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 稚内 ー 礼文島（香深）663 m6min
  8. →Turn right616 m1min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道40号40, 23224.3 km22min
  10. ↰Keep left29.9 km19min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道232号2329.8 km8min
  12. ↑Continue onto 天塩バイパス2324.7 km4min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道232号23220.1 km17min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道232号23291.2 km1h 18min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道231号231703 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道231号23117.4 km15min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道231号231, 45176.4 km1h 6min
  18. →Turn right2.5 km3min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道231号23117.2 km15min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道231号231384 m0min
  21. →Turn right13.7 km12min
  22. →Turn right onto 小樽石狩線225331 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 小樽石狩線2252.6 km3min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道5号513.6 km12min
  25. ↱Turn sharp right60 m0min
  26. ←Turn left1.3 km2min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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

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

Distances from Rishiri Town

Asahikawa Asahikawa180 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa223 kmIshikari Ishikari214 kmTakikawa Takikawa188 kmWakkanai Wakkanai47 kmBibai Bibai211 kmNayoro Nayoro134 kmRumoi Rumoi141 kmFukagawa Fukagawa175 kmMakubetsu Makubetsu54 kmShimo-furano Shimo-furano223 kmYoichi Yoichi220 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu218 kmSunagawa Sunagawa195 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu200 km

Distances from Otaru

Yoichi Yoichi19 kmIshikari Ishikari29 kmSapporo Sapporo31 kmTōbetsu Tōbetsu42 kmEbetsu Ebetsu45 kmIwanai Iwanai47 kmKitahiroshima Kitahiroshima52 kmNiseko Town Niseko Town53 kmEniwa Eniwa57 kmIwamizawa Iwamizawa61 kmChitose Chitose67 kmBibai Bibai71 kmMikasa Mikasa72 kmShiraoi Shiraoi77 kmTomakomai Tomakomai79 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Rishiri Town to Otaru?

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

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

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).