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Suwa → Sendai

Nagano → Miyagi
Straight line348 km
By road459 km
Driving time6h 5min
Fuel cost¥6,820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Suwa and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car459 km6h 5min
🚲 Bike459 km30h 35min
🚶 On foot400 km83h 16min

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 Suwa (Nagano) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 348 km in a straight line, or 459 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,820. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Suwa →

Driving directions · Suwa → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue75 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 諏訪辰野線50156 m0min
  3. →Turn right202 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left178 m0min
  5. ←Turn left146 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right236 m0min
  7. ←Turn left42 m0min
  8. →Turn right139 m0min
  9. ←Turn left8 m0min
  10. →Turn right45 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right51 m0min
  12. →Turn right46 m0min
  13. ←Turn left211 m0min
  14. ↑Continue160 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線40726 m1min
  16. ↗Turn slight right5.9 km6min
  17. →Turn right274 m1min
  18. ↖Turn slight left1.2 km2min
  19. ↱Turn sharp right onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線4019.3 km20min
  20. ←Turn left onto 諏訪白樺湖小諸線406.2 km6min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 1521522.4 km2min
  22. ←Turn left onto 雨境望月線1521.6 km2min
  23. ←Turn left onto 雨境望月線1527.0 km8min
  24. →Turn right onto 雨境望月線152251 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 152152530 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 雨境望月線1521.9 km2min
  27. →Turn right onto 中山道142, 2541.1 km1min
  28. →Turn right273 m1min
  29. ←Turn left203 m0min
  30. ←Turn left217 m0min
  31. →Turn right147 m0min
  32. ←Turn left2.6 km3min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道142号142, 254306 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 上原猿久保線1036.9 km7min
  35. ←Turn left44 m0min
  36. →Turn right118 m0min
  37. ←Turn left54 m0min
  38. →Turn right24 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 佐久甲州街道138316 m0min
  40. ↑Continue onto 旧中山道9358 m1min
  41. →Turn right onto 草越豊昇佐久線1561.8 km2min
  42. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  43. →Turn right382 m0min
  44. ←Turn left150 m0min
  45. ↖Turn slight left30.4 km25min
  46. ↰Keep left and take 18 toward 松井田, 妙義932 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道18号183.0 km4min
  49. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  50. ↱Turn sharp right onto 八本松松井田線1227 m0min
  51. ↰Turn sharp left157 m0min
  52. ↑Continue onto 松井田バイパス1810.3 km13min
  53. ↰Keep left onto 1818299 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 松井田中宿線21762 m0min
  55. ↑Continue4.5 km5min
  56. ↰Keep left onto 中山道182.0 km2min
  57. ↑Continue onto 国道406号406324 m1min
  58. ↰Keep left1.3 km2min
  59. ↑Continue onto 高崎駒形線275.1 km7min
  60. ↰Keep left624 m1min
  61. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  62. ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道324.7 km3h 42min
  63. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  64. ↱Keep right4.3 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.

女神の里 たてしな長野県
ほっとぱ〜く・浅科長野県
みょうぎ群馬県
玉村宿群馬県
どまんなか たぬま栃木県
にしかた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
やいた栃木県

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

Distances from Suwa

Nagano Nagano68 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto25 kmUeda Ueda43 kmIida Iida63 kmSaku Saku39 kmShiojiri Shiojiri15 kmIna Ina27 kmChino Chino6 kmOkaya Okaya6 kmSuzaka Suzaka71 kmKomoro Komoro42 kmNakano Nakano82 kmHotaka Hotaka39 kmŌmachi Ōmachi56 kmToyoshina Toyoshina35 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 Suwa to Sendai?

About 459 km by road (348 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).