JapanRoutes
Japan › Tsuruoka › Tsuruoka → Sendai

Tsuruoka → Sendai

Yamagata → Miyagi
Straight line104 km
By road135 km
Driving time2h 9min
Fuel cost¥2,010
Plan another route
Type a city name and pick it from the list

Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuruoka and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car135 km2h 9min
🚲 Bike135 km9h 1min
🚶 On foot120 km24h 55min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 104 km in a straight line, or 135 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,010. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Tsuruoka →

Driving directions · Tsuruoka → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  2. ←Turn left765 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  4. →Turn right onto 鶴岡東バイパス1127.4 km6min
  5. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  6. →Turn right onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  7. →Turn right162 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left387 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.6 km9min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 月山道路11220.5 km23min
  11. ↰Keep left325 m0min
  12. ↖Turn slight left onto 月山道路112442 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道112号11221.1 km18min
  14. ←Turn left onto 寒河江西川線262.3 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 日和田松川線379140 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 日和田松川線379532 m1min
  17. ↱Turn sharp right onto 日和田松川線379625 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 日和田松川線37925 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 日和田松川線379482 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 日和田河原線283187 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 国道287号287, 3479.4 km8min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道287号2872.9 km3min
  23. ↑Continue onto 東根大森工業団地線1223.0 km3min
  24. ↗Turn slight right onto 尾花沢関山線294.5 km4min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道48号4844.0 km42min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  28. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  30. →Turn right30 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

月山山形県
にしかわ山形県
寒河江山形県
河北山形県

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

Distances from Tsuruoka

Yamagata Yamagata72 kmSakata Sakata22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 kmTendō Tendō63 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmSagae Sagae55 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNagai Nagai71 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmYuza Yuza34 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmMurayama Murayama59 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 Tsuruoka to Sendai?

About 135 km by road (104 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,010 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).