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Sapporo – Otaru

Sapporo to Otaru. Using the expressway makes the drive shorter.

Distance: 39 km
Driving time: 1 h 11 min
Using the expressway: 31 km / 24 min

Approximate figures, mainly using national roads (Kita-no-Michi Navi, data as of end of March 2025)

Sources

Facts checked: Oct 23, 2026

Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region (Kita-no-Michi Navi): Distances and driving times between major cities in Hokkaido (PDF, data as of end of March 2025)