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Sakai → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line259 km
By road301 km
Driving time3h 47min
Fuel cost¥4,480
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car301 km3h 47min
🚲 Bike301 km20h 5min
🚶 On foot297 km61h 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 Sakai (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 259 km in a straight line, or 301 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,480. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue77 m0min
  2. ←Turn left15 m0min
  3. →Turn right259 m1min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left14 m0min
  5. →Turn right86 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 17 toward 3541798 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道354号3542.7 km2min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道354号3541.3 km1min
  9. →Turn right onto 境間々田線1902.1 km2min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 春日部古河バイパス42.0 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left2.5 km3min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 441.7 km2min
  13. ↰Keep left1.6 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 444.0 km3min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 古河小山バイパス41.1 km1min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 44320 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 大戦防小山線1912.1 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 大戦防小山線1917.3 km10min
  19. ←Turn left238 m1min
  20. ↖Turn slight left2.7 km3min
  21. ←Turn left onto 日光西街道18, 33317 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 日光西街道188.3 km8min
  23. ↑Continue onto 上田壬生線1727.6 km8min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道121号1214.5 km4min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道121号121423 m1min
  26. ↰Keep left651 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right241.2 km2h 46min
  28. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  29. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  34. →Turn right30 m0min
  35. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

さかい茨城県
ごか茨城県
まくらがの里 こが茨城県
みぶ栃木県
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

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

Distances from Sakai

Mito Mito65 kmHitachi Hitachi94 kmTsukuba Tsukuba29 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka74 kmKatsuta Katsuta73 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki41 kmToride Toride34 kmUshiku Ushiku33 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi78 kmShimodate Shimodate28 kmKoga Koga12 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmIshioka Ishioka43 kmYūki Yūki23 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki114 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 Sakai to Sendai?

About 301 km by road (259 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,480 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).