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Sakata → Sendai

Yamagata → Miyagi
Straight line114 km
By road141 km
Driving time2h 5min
Fuel cost¥2,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakata and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car141 km2h 5min
🚲 Bike141 km9h 23min
🚶 On foot131 km27h 15min

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 Sakata (Yamagata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 114 km in a straight line, or 141 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,090. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Sakata →

Driving directions · Sakata → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue120 m0min
  2. ←Turn left12 m0min
  3. →Turn right170 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 酒田バイパス7922 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 余目酒田道路472.1 km2min
  6. ↰Keep left290 m0min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 酒田松山線404.8 km4min
  8. →Turn right onto 飛鳥バイパス3459.7 km8min
  9. ↑Continue onto 大沼新田清川停車場線3614.7 km5min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道47号4723.2 km20min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right463 m1min
  12. ←Turn left278 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 新庄舟形線568.2 km7min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left233 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left18.7 km11min
  16. ↰Keep left687 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 大石田土生田線189495 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 東根尾花沢線120165 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 山形北バイパス134.5 km4min
  20. ↰Keep left528 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 東根尾花沢線1202.6 km3min
  22. ↑Continue onto 尾花沢関山線291.5 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29420 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 尾花沢関山線293.7 km3min
  25. ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線292.7 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 尾花沢関山線294.5 km4min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道48号4844.0 km42min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  32. →Turn right30 m0min
  33. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しょうない山形県
とざわ山形県
尾花沢山形県
むらやま山形県

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

Distances from Sakata

Yamagata Yamagata88 kmTsuruoka Tsuruoka22 kmYonezawa Yonezawa114 kmTendō Tendō77 kmHigashine Higashine71 kmSagae Sagae71 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama92 kmNagai Nagai92 kmTakahata Takahata106 kmObanazawa Obanazawa59 kmYuza Yuza13 kmNanyō Nanyō100 kmMurayama Murayama70 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 Sakata to Sendai?

About 141 km by road (114 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).