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Kamiamakusa → Sendai

Kumamoto → Miyagi
Straight line1,144 km
By road1,479 km
Driving time18h 3min
Fuel cost¥21,980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kamiamakusa and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,479 km18h 3min
🚲 Bike1,479 km98h 38min
🚶 On foot1,316 km274h 11min

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 Kamiamakusa (Kumamoto) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 1,144 km in a straight line, or 1,479 km by road. A car trip takes about 18h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥21,980. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Kamiamakusa →

Driving directions · Kamiamakusa → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 教良木知十港線2901.2 km1min
  2. →Turn right onto 国道324号324243 m0min
  3. ←Turn left345 m0min
  4. ↑Continue onto 熊本天草幹線道路（松島有料道路）3243.0 km3min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道266号266, 32411.0 km9min
  6. ↰Keep left toward 32493 m0min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 熊本天草幹線道路（三角大矢野道路）3243.7 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道57号5722.6 km19min
  9. ←Turn left782 m1min
  10. →Turn right215 m0min
  11. ↑Continue401 m1min
  12. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道501号5013.5 km3min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道501号50116.0 km14min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  16. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  17. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 玉名八女線4, 16278 m0min
  19. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  20. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線旧道1.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線48.6 km8min
  22. ↗Turn slight right onto 大牟田植木線3, 4690 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線43.8 km3min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  25. ←Turn left77 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 南関大牟田北線10, 291.2 km1min
  27. →Turn right350 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left29.4 km20min
  29. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  34. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  41. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  46. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  47. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  48. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  49. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  50. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  52. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  53. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  55. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  56. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  57. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  58. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  59. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  60. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  61. ↱Keep right363.3 km3h 58min
  62. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  63. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  64. ↱Keep right2.2 km3min
  65. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  66. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  67. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  68. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  69. ←Turn left607 m1min
  70. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  71. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  72. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  73. →Turn right459 m1min
  74. ←Turn left117 m0min
  75. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  76. ←Turn left224 m0min
  77. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  78. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  79. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  80. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  81. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  82. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  83. ↑Continue322 m0min
  84. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  85. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  86. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  87. →Turn right85 m0min
  88. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  89. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  90. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  91. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  92. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  93. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  94. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  95. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  96. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  97. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  98. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  99. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  100. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  101. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  102. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  103. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  104. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  105. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  106. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  107. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  108. →Turn right19 m0min
  109. ←Turn left141 m0min
  110. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  111. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  112. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  113. ↑Continue846 m1min
  114. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  115. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  116. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  117. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  118. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  119. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  120. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  121. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  122. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  123. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  124. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  125. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  126. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  127. →Turn right382 m0min
  128. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  129. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  130. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  131. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  132. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  133. →Turn right30 m0min
  134. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

上天草さんぱーる熊本県
宇土マリーナ熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Kamiamakusa

Kumamoto Kumamoto45 kmHonmachi Honmachi19 kmTamana Tamana54 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo22 kmUto Uto33 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi45 kmYamaga Yamaga65 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno53 kmŌzu Ōzu62 kmMinamata Minamata30 kmAso Aso81 kmKikuchi Kikuchi68 kmMatsubase Matsubase31 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi47 kmAmakusa Amakusa19 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 Kamiamakusa to Sendai?

About 1,479 km by road (1,144 km in a straight line).

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

About 18h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥21,980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).