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Nanao → Sendai

Ishikawa → Miyagi
Straight line369 km
By road507 km
Driving time6h 41min
Fuel cost¥7,530
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nanao and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car507 km6h 41min
🚲 Bike507 km33h 47min
🚶 On foot424 km88h 20min

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 Nanao (Ishikawa) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 369 km in a straight line, or 507 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,530. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Nanao →

Driving directions · Nanao → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue258 m1min
  2. →Turn right109 m0min
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  10. ←Turn left onto 七尾羽咋線21.9 km2min
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  12. ↑Continue onto 七尾鹿島羽咋線2445.4 km5min
  13. ←Turn left307 m1min
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  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 氷見田鶴浜線183.8 km3min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 氷見田鶴浜線18191 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 氷見田鶴浜線1810.2 km9min
  19. →Turn right onto 薮田下田子線3732.5 km3min
  20. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道415号4152.7 km2min
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  22. ←Turn left onto 国道160号1606.5 km6min
  23. ←Turn left onto 小矢部伏木港線32427 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 守山向野線2552.2 km2min
  25. ↑Continue57 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道8号83.3 km3min
  27. ↰Keep left2.4 km2min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号84.3 km5min
  29. ↰Keep left327 m0min
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  31. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道415号41515 m0min
  32. ↑Continue onto 立山水橋線15126 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 上市北馬場線462.8 km3min
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  37. ←Turn left onto 上市水橋線14828 m0min
  38. ↰Turn sharp left221.1 km2h 22min
  39. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  40. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  42. ↰Keep left185 m0min
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  44. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  45. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  46. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
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  48. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  49. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  50. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  51. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  53. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  54. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  56. →Turn right19 m0min
  57. ←Turn left141 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  59. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  60. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  61. ↑Continue846 m1min
  62. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  63. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  64. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  65. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  66. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  67. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  68. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  69. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  70. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  71. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  72. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  73. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  74. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  75. →Turn right382 m0min
  76. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  77. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  79. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  80. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  81. →Turn right30 m0min
  82. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

能登食祭市場石川県
織姫の里なかのと石川県
氷見富山県
カモンパーク新湊富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
能生新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県

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

Distances from Nanao

Kanazawa Kanazawa59 kmKomatsu Komatsu86 kmMatsutō Matsutō69 kmNonoichi Nonoichi65 kmTsubata Tsubata47 kmHakui Hakui25 kmTsurugi-asahimachi Tsurugi-asahimachi73 kmWajima Wajima40 kmKahoku Kahoku40 kmKaga Kaga101 kmSuzu Suzu50 kmNomi Nomi79 kmHakusan Hakusan72 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 Nanao to Sendai?

About 507 km by road (369 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,530 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).