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Shimodate → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line232 km
By road274 km
Driving time3h 29min
Fuel cost¥4,080
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimodate and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car274 km3h 29min
🚲 Bike274 km18h 18min
🚶 On foot267 km55h 36min

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 Shimodate (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 232 km in a straight line, or 274 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,080. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Shimodate →

Driving directions · Shimodate → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue718 m1min
  2. →Turn right17 m0min
  3. ←Turn left761 m1min
  4. →Turn right3.5 km4min
  5. ←Turn left41 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left60 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 常総バイパス294, 4088.7 km9min
  8. ←Turn left onto 鬼怒テクノ通り (真岡南バイパス)40814.1 km14min
  9. ↑Continue onto 清原中央通り9.0 km9min
  10. ↰Turn sharp left onto 宝積寺バイパス10695 m1min
  11. ↗Turn slight right131 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left4.5 km4min
  13. ←Turn left onto 125125539 m1min
  14. ↗Turn slight right onto 旧奥州街道1252.0 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道4号45.1 km4min
  16. ↰Keep left77 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 奥州街道3533.4 km3min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 矢板那須線302.1 km2min
  19. ←Turn left313 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right212.5 km2h 26min
  21. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  27. →Turn right30 m0min
  28. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Shimodate

Mito Mito42 kmHitachi Hitachi68 kmTsukuba Tsukuba15 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka51 kmKatsuta Katsuta50 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki48 kmToride Toride45 kmUshiku Ushiku39 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi70 kmKoga Koga27 kmMoriya Moriya41 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmYūki Yūki9 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki87 kmAmi Ami36 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 Shimodate to Sendai?

About 274 km by road (232 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,080 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).