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Nakano → Sendai

Nagano → Miyagi
Straight line277 km
By road373 km
Driving time5h 13min
Fuel cost¥5,540
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nakano and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car373 km5h 13min
🚲 Bike373 km24h 52min
🚶 On foot319 km66h 28min

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 Nakano (Nagano) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 277 km in a straight line, or 373 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,540. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.3°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Nakano →

Driving directions · Nakano → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue51 m0min
  2. ←Turn left83 m0min
  3. ↗Turn slight right11 m0min
  4. →Turn right589 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 中野飯山線4144.7 km5min
  6. →Turn right onto 中野飯山線4145.4 km5min
  7. ←Turn left onto 飯山野沢温泉線38329 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 飯山バイパス117, 29269.7 km1h 0min
  9. ↰Turn sharp left521 m1min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  12. ←Turn left onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 3511.7 km2min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道291号291280 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left85 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left145 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right68.1 km42min
  17. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  20. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  23. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  25. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  31. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  32. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  34. →Turn right19 m0min
  35. ←Turn left141 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  37. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  39. ↑Continue846 m1min
  40. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  41. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  42. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  44. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  45. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  48. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  50. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  51. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  52. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  53. →Turn right382 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  55. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  57. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  58. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  59. →Turn right30 m0min
  60. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ふるさと豊田長野県
FARMUS 木島平長野県
花の駅 千曲川長野県
信越さかえ長野県
クロス10十日町新潟県
ちぢみの里おぢや新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県

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

Distances from Nakano

Nagano Nagano20 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto68 kmUeda Ueda39 kmIida Iida145 kmSaku Saku60 kmShiojiri Shiojiri81 kmIna Ina109 kmChino Chino86 kmSuwa Suwa82 kmOkaya Okaya82 kmSuzaka Suzaka12 kmKomoro Komoro49 kmHotaka Hotaka63 kmŌmachi Ōmachi53 kmToyoshina Toyoshina65 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 Nakano to Sendai?

About 373 km by road (277 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).