Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Satsumasendai and Sendai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,566 km | 19h 11min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,566 km | 104h 24min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,377 km | 286h 58min |
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 Satsumasendai (Kagoshima) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 1,198 km in a straight line, or 1,566 km by road. A car trip takes about 19h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥23,270. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Satsumasendai → Sendai
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道3号3
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道267号267
- ←Turn left onto 東郷西方港線339
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 阿久根東郷線46
- →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線368
- ←Turn left onto 国道504号504
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 荒崎田代線368
- →Turn right onto 荒崎田代線368
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 南九州西回り自動車道(出水阿久根道路)E3A
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道328号328
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道3号3
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道3号3
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 国道3号3
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 南九州自動車道(芦北出水道路)E3A
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス322
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500
- →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 500
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス322
- ←Turn left onto 八女香春線52
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 9
- ↰Keep left onto 22
- ↑Continue onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right onto 22
- ↰Keep left onto 22
- ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2
- ↰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 Satsumasendai
Distances from Sendai
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Satsumasendai to Sendai?
About 1,566 km by road (1,198 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Satsumasendai to Sendai?
About 19h 11min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥23,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).