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Shimo-tsuma → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line245 km
By road288 km
Driving time3h 40min
Fuel cost¥4,270
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimo-tsuma and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car288 km3h 40min
🚲 Bike288 km19h 11min
🚶 On foot282 km58h 39min

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 Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 245 km in a straight line, or 288 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,270. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Shimo-tsuma →

Driving directions · Shimo-tsuma → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue39 m0min
  2. →Turn right69 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357866 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線35710.3 km10min
  5. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357561 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 常総バイパス294, 40815.1 km15min
  7. ←Turn left onto 鬼怒テクノ通り (真岡南バイパス)40814.1 km14min
  8. ↑Continue onto 清原中央通り9.0 km9min
  9. ↰Turn sharp left onto 宝積寺バイパス10695 m1min
  10. ↗Turn slight right131 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left4.5 km4min
  12. ←Turn left onto 125125539 m1min
  13. ↗Turn slight right onto 旧奥州街道1252.0 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道4号45.1 km4min
  15. ↰Keep left77 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 奥州街道3533.4 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 矢板那須線302.1 km2min
  18. ←Turn left313 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right212.5 km2h 26min
  20. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  21. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  22. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  26. →Turn right30 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しもつま茨城県
にのみや栃木県
やいた栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
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 Shimo-tsuma

Mito Mito47 kmHitachi Hitachi77 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka56 kmKatsuta Katsuta56 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki37 kmToride Toride33 kmUshiku Ushiku28 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi66 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmKoga Koga22 kmMoriya Moriya28 kmIshioka Ishioka27 kmYūki Yūki15 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki97 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 Shimo-tsuma to Sendai?

About 288 km by road (245 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shimo-tsuma to Sendai?

About 3h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).