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Niigata → Sendai

Niigata → Miyagi
Straight line168 km
By road214 km
Driving time3h 10min
Fuel cost¥3,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Niigata and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car214 km3h 10min
🚲 Bike214 km14h 15min
🚶 On foot193 km40h 17min

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 Niigata (Niigata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 168 km in a straight line, or 214 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,180. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Niigata →

Driving directions · Niigata → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue493 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 289286 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left11.0 km9min
  5. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  8. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  10. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  16. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  17. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  19. →Turn right19 m0min
  20. ←Turn left141 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  22. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  23. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  24. ↑Continue846 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  26. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  27. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  30. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  33. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  35. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  36. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  37. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  38. →Turn right382 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  44. →Turn right30 m0min
  45. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

新潟ふるさと村新潟県
豊栄新潟県
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 Niigata

Jōetsu Jōetsu107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka50 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki70 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmShibata Shibata30 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 kmShirone Shirone14 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi86 kmOjiya Ojiya68 kmGosen Gosen22 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmKamo Kamo25 kmMurakami Murakami57 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 Niigata to Sendai?

About 214 km by road (168 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).