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Sano → Sendai

Tochigi → Miyagi
Straight line245 km
By road285 km
Driving time3h 20min
Fuel cost¥4,230
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sano and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car285 km3h 20min
🚲 Bike285 km18h 59min
🚶 On foot281 km58h 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 Sano (Tochigi) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 245 km in a straight line, or 285 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,230. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Sano →

Driving directions · Sano → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue32 m0min
  2. ←Turn left112 m0min
  3. →Turn right361 m1min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left onto 桐生岩舟線672.1 km2min
  5. ↱Keep right796 m1min
  6. ↑Continue onto 佐野SAスマートインター線352407 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 佐野SAスマートインター線352281 m0min
  8. ↑Continue105 m0min
  9. →Turn right274.4 km3h 8min
  10. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  16. →Turn right30 m0min
  17. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

どまんなか たぬま栃木県
みかも栃木県
にしかた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
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

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

Distances from Sano

Utsunomiya Utsunomiya39 kmOyama Oyama20 kmAshikaga Ashikaga12 kmKanuma Kanuma29 kmTochigi Tochigi15 kmMooka Mooka41 kmImaichi Imaichi45 kmKuroiso Kuroiso84 kmŌtawara Ōtawara73 kmMibu Mibu22 kmYaita Yaita62 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa33 kmUjiie Ujiie53 kmTanuma Tanuma6 kmMashiko Mashiko49 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 Sano to Sendai?

About 285 km by road (245 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,230 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).