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Takaoka → Sendai

Toyama → Miyagi
Straight line379 km
By road468 km
Driving time6h 3min
Fuel cost¥6,950
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Takaoka and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car468 km6h 3min
🚲 Bike468 km31h 11min
🚶 On foot436 km90h 46min

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 Takaoka (Toyama) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 379 km in a straight line, or 468 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,950. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Takaoka →

Driving directions · Takaoka → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue15 m0min
  2. ←Turn left99 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道156号156558 m0min
  4. ↑Continue onto 伏木港線24969 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道8号82.5 km2min
  6. ↰Keep left2.4 km2min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号84.3 km5min
  8. ↰Keep left327 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right17.6 km16min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道415号41515 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 立山水橋線15126 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 上市北馬場線462.8 km3min
  13. ←Turn left145 m0min
  14. ←Turn left75 m0min
  15. →Turn right281 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 上市水橋線14828 m0min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left221.1 km2h 22min
  18. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  19. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  21. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  24. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  26. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  32. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  33. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  35. →Turn right19 m0min
  36. ←Turn left141 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  38. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  39. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  40. ↑Continue846 m1min
  41. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  42. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  43. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  45. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  46. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  49. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  51. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  52. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  53. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  54. →Turn right382 m0min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  56. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  60. →Turn right30 m0min
  61. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

カモンパーク新湊富山県
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
うみてらす名立新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県

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

Distances from Takaoka

Toyama Toyama19 kmNanto-shi Nanto-shi22 kmHimimachi Himimachi12 kmUozu Uozu35 kmKurobe-shi Kurobe-shi42 kmNishishinminato Nishishinminato6 kmNamerikawa Namerikawa31 kmNyūzen Nyūzen48 kmKamiichi Kamiichi32 kmYatsuomachi-higashikumisaka Yatsuomachi-higashikumisaka23 kmFukumitsu Fukumitsu25 kmOyabe Oyabe18 kmNanto Nanto29 kmTonami Tonami16 kmHimi Himi11 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 Takaoka to Sendai?

About 468 km by road (379 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,950 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).