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Katō → Sendai

Hyōgo → Miyagi
Straight line640 km
By road808 km
Driving time9h 46min
Fuel cost¥12,000
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Katō and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car808 km9h 46min
🚲 Bike808 km53h 50min
🚶 On foot736 km153h 15min

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 Katō (Hyōgo) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 640 km in a straight line, or 808 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,000. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Katō →

Driving directions · Katō → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue1.0 km2min
  2. ←Turn left onto 西脇三田線, 西脇口吉川神戸線17, 144636 m1min
  3. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  4. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 平木南山線3134.4 km5min
  6. →Turn right onto 上鴨川木津線3112.3 km3min
  7. ←Turn left1.3 km3min
  8. →Turn right84 m0min
  9. ↑Continue284 m1min
  10. ↑Continue94 m0min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 黒石三田線141116 m0min
  12. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  13. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道372号3724.2 km5min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 古市停車場線181343 m0min
  16. ↑Continue575 m1min
  17. ←Turn left29 m0min
  18. →Turn right378 m1min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道176号1763.5 km5min
  20. →Turn right onto 大沢新東吹線299937 m2min
  21. ←Turn left544 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 大沢新東吹線299114 m0min
  23. →Turn right101 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right96 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left139.1 km1h 33min
  26. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  27. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  30. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  33. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  35. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  39. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  41. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  42. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  44. →Turn right19 m0min
  45. ←Turn left141 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  47. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  49. ↑Continue846 m1min
  50. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  51. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  52. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  54. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  55. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  56. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  57. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  58. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  59. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  60. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  61. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  62. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  63. →Turn right382 m0min
  64. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  65. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  67. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  68. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  69. →Turn right30 m0min
  70. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県
三方五湖福井県
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
能生新潟県

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

Distances from Katō

Kobe Kobe30 kmHimeji Himeji32 kmNishinomiya-hama Nishinomiya-hama36 kmAmagasaki Amagasaki43 kmAkashi Akashi30 kmKakogawachō-honmachi Kakogawachō-honmachi25 kmTakarazuka Takarazuka33 kmItami Itami38 kmKawanishi Kawanishi38 kmSandachō Sandachō19 kmAshiya Ashiya33 kmMiki Miki14 kmKariya Kariya61 kmOno Ono12 kmSasayama Sasayama24 km

Distances from Sendai

Natori-shi Natori-shi11 kmRifu Rifu12 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi12 kmTomiya Tomiya14 kmShiogama Shiogama16 kmIwanuma Iwanuma18 kmMatsushima Matsushima21 kmWatari Watari26 kmŌkawara Ōkawara27 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima32 kmKakuda Kakuda34 kmFurukawa Furukawa35 kmYamoto Yamoto35 kmKogota Kogota35 kmShiroishi Shiroishi36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Katō to Sendai?

About 808 km by road (640 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Katō to Sendai?

About 9h 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,000 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).