Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Shimonoseki and Sendai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,265 km | 42h 27min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,265 km | 84h 21min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,162 km | 242h 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.
Driving directions · Shimonoseki → Sendai
- ↑Continue onto 松山小倉フェリー(松山―小倉)
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 松山港内宮線39
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↗Turn slight right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 平田北条線347
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 松山北条バイパス196
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道196号196
- ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線15
- ←Turn left onto 大西波止浜港線15
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道317号317
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76
- ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76
- ↰Keep left onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76
- ↱Keep right onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218
- ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線218
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left
- ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線117
- ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 117
- ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線117
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369
- ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線369
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線86
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線86
- ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線109
- ←Turn left onto 国道175号175
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス116
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線3
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 国道399号399
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 国道13号13
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 上山バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 国道458号458
- ↑Continue onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道286号286
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 457
- ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48
- ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48
- ←Turn left onto 西公園通
- →Turn right onto 定禅寺通
- ←Turn left onto 晩翠通
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Shimonoseki
Distances from Sendai
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).