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Sanjō → Sendai

Niigata → Miyagi
Straight line183 km
By road239 km
Driving time3h 32min
Fuel cost¥3,540
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car239 km3h 32min
🚲 Bike239 km15h 54min
🚶 On foot210 km43h 48min

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 Sanjō (Niigata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 183 km in a straight line, or 239 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,540. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. ←Turn left289 m1min
  3. →Turn right782 m1min
  4. →Turn right198 m0min
  5. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  6. →Turn right381 m1min
  7. →Turn right385 m0min
  8. ←Turn left244 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 114.8 km4min
  10. ←Turn left onto 5375371.4 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道8号8, 1711.3 km10min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  13. ←Turn left100 m0min
  14. ↱Turn sharp right182 m0min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right65 m0min
  16. ←Turn left368 m1min
  17. ↑Continue477 m1min
  18. ↖Turn slight left onto 新津東バイパス46011.8 km10min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道460号46015.4 km13min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  26. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  32. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  33. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  35. →Turn right19 m0min
  36. ←Turn left141 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  38. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  39. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  40. ↑Continue846 m1min
  41. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  42. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  43. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  45. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  46. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  49. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  51. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  52. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  53. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  54. →Turn right382 m0min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  56. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  57. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  58. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  60. →Turn right30 m0min
  61. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

燕三条地場産センター新潟県
花夢里にいつ新潟県
関川新潟県
白い森おぐに山形県
いいで山形県

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

Distances from Sanjō

Niigata Niigata30 kmJōetsu Jōetsu82 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmShibata Shibata50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame6 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmShirone Shirone18 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 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 Sanjō to Sendai?

About 239 km by road (183 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).