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Shirakawa → Sendai

Fukushima → Miyagi
Straight line138 km
By road164 km
Driving time2h 4min
Fuel cost¥2,440
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shirakawa and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car164 km2h 4min
🚲 Bike164 km10h 56min
🚶 On foot159 km33h 5min

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 Shirakawa (Fukushima) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 138 km in a straight line, or 164 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,440. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Shirakawa →

Driving directions · Shirakawa → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue183 m1min
  2. ←Turn left369 m1min
  3. ←Turn left463 m1min
  4. ↗Turn slight right1.3 km3min
  5. →Turn right onto 母畑白河線1391.2 km1min
  6. ←Turn left2.4 km3min
  7. →Turn right201 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left296 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left258 m1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 塙泉崎線751.7 km2min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道4号42.5 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left157 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right526 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right146.4 km1h 42min
  15. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  21. →Turn right30 m0min
  22. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

国見 あつかしの郷福島県
村田宮城県

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

Distances from Shirakawa

Iwaki Iwaki56 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmHobaramachi Hobaramachi82 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmNamie Namie77 kmYanagawamachi-saiwaichō Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō87 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmIshikawa Ishikawa17 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmDate Date80 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 Shirakawa to Sendai?

About 164 km by road (138 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,440 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).