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Shimonoseki → Sendai

Yamaguchi → Miyagi
Straight line1,010 km
By road1,265 km
Driving time42h 27min
Fuel cost¥18,800
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,265 km42h 27min
🚲 Bike1,265 km84h 21min
🚶 On foot1,162 km242h 5min

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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 1,010 km in a straight line, or 1,265 km by road. A car trip takes about 42h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥18,800. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Shimonoseki →

Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 松山小倉フェリー（松山―小倉）174.6 km29h 6min
  2. ↗Turn slight right217 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left21 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left onto 松山港内宮線393.8 km3min
  5. ←Turn left438 m1min
  6. ↑Continue13 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left30 m0min
  8. →Turn right59 m0min
  9. →Turn right39 m0min
  10. ←Turn left94 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right62 m0min
  12. ←Turn left34 m0min
  13. ←Turn left54 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left37 m0min
  15. →Turn right551 m1min
  16. ←Turn left262 m1min
  17. ←Turn left740 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 平田北条線3471.9 km2min
  19. →Turn right47 m0min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left46 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right64 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 松山北条バイパス1968.1 km7min
  23. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  24. →Turn right557 m1min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left537 m1min
  26. ←Turn left931 m2min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道196号19613.2 km11min
  28. ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線152.2 km2min
  29. ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線155.8 km5min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道317号3171.4 km1min
  31. ←Turn left928 m1min
  32. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E765.3 km3min
  33. ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E763.7 km2min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E7644.5 km27min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76578 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right3.5 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right158.8 km1h 55min
  39. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  40. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right2.2 km3min
  42. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  45. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  46. ←Turn left607 m1min
  47. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  49. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  50. →Turn right459 m1min
  51. ←Turn left117 m0min
  52. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  53. ←Turn left224 m0min
  54. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  55. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  56. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  57. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  58. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  59. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  60. ↑Continue322 m0min
  61. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  62. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  64. →Turn right85 m0min
  65. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  66. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  67. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  68. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  69. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  70. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  71. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  72. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  73. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  74. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  75. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  76. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  77. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  78. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  79. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  80. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  82. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  83. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  84. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  85. →Turn right19 m0min
  86. ←Turn left141 m0min
  87. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  88. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  89. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  90. ↑Continue846 m1min
  91. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  92. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  93. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  94. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  95. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  96. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  97. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  98. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  99. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  100. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  101. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  102. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  103. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  104. →Turn right382 m0min
  105. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  106. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  107. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  108. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  109. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  110. →Turn right30 m0min
  111. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

風早の郷風和里愛媛県
よしうみいきいき館愛媛県
伯方S・Cパーク愛媛県
今治市多々羅しまなみ公園愛媛県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県

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

Distances from Shimonoseki

Ube Ube28 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi54 kmHōfu Hōfu58 kmIwakuni Iwakuni120 kmTokuyama Tokuyama81 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu85 kmHikari Hikari92 kmOnoda Onoda22 kmHagi Hagi66 kmYanai Yanai108 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō45 kmNagato Nagato53 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki25 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda21 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 Shimonoseki to Sendai?

About 1,265 km by road (1,010 km in a straight line).

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

About 42h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥18,800 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).