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Nagoya → Sendai

Aichi → Miyagi
Straight line492 km
By road633 km
Driving time8h 44min
Fuel cost¥9,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car633 km8h 44min
🚲 Bike633 km42h 13min
🚶 On foot566 km117h 49min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 492 km in a straight line, or 633 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,410. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 出来町通21586 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right onto 基幹バスレーン1.7 km2min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道19号191.3 km1min
  4. ↰Keep left30.1 km26min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 国道19号19315 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 武並土岐多治見線4212.5 km2min
  7. ↑Continue onto 土岐市停車場細野線691.8 km2min
  8. ↑Continue onto 武並土岐多治見線4211.7 km2min
  9. ↖Turn slight left195 m0min
  10. →Turn right656 m1min
  11. ←Turn left459 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 瑞浪インター線47956 m1min
  13. ↱Keep right133.2 km1h 54min
  14. ↰Keep left4.1 km4min
  15. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 岡谷IC107 m0min
  17. ↗Turn slight right onto 岡谷IC2.6 km2min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道142号1422.3 km2min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道142号142118 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 中山道142821 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 中山道1426.8 km9min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道142号1426.4 km9min
  23. ↑Continue onto 中山道1427.4 km10min
  24. ←Turn left72 m0min
  25. →Turn right3.2 km4min
  26. ←Turn left onto 中山道142491 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 1521.2 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 中山道1422.5 km3min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left137 m0min
  30. ↗Turn slight right18 m0min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right49 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left onto 中山道1423.7 km5min
  33. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  34. →Turn right onto 芦田大屋停車場線1471.9 km3min
  35. ↑Continue onto 1481481.5 km2min
  36. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  38. ←Turn left208 m0min
  39. ←Turn left89 m0min
  40. ←Turn left188 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right48 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 254864 m1min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 下仁田浅科線445.5 km6min
  45. →Turn right32 m0min
  46. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  47. ↗Turn slight right onto 小諸中込線13925 m0min
  48. ←Turn left748 m1min
  49. ←Turn left52 m0min
  50. →Turn right394 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 中山道44592 m1min
  52. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  53. ↑Continue onto 岩村田停車場線1432.3 km3min
  54. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  55. →Turn right382 m0min
  56. ←Turn left150 m0min
  57. ↖Turn slight left30.4 km25min
  58. ↰Keep left and take 18 toward 松井田, 妙義932 m1min
  59. →Turn right onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
  60. →Turn right onto 国道18号183.0 km4min
  61. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  62. ↱Turn sharp right onto 八本松松井田線1227 m0min
  63. ↰Turn sharp left157 m0min
  64. ↑Continue onto 松井田バイパス1810.3 km13min
  65. ↰Keep left onto 1818299 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 松井田中宿線21762 m0min
  67. ↑Continue4.5 km5min
  68. ↰Keep left onto 中山道182.0 km2min
  69. ↑Continue onto 国道406号406324 m1min
  70. ↰Keep left1.3 km2min
  71. ↑Continue onto 高崎駒形線275.1 km7min
  72. ↰Keep left624 m1min
  73. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  74. ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道324.7 km3h 42min
  75. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  76. ↱Keep right4.3 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.

土岐美濃焼街道岐阜県
そばの郷 らっせぃみさと岐阜県
花の里いいじま長野県
田切の里長野県
大芝高原長野県
マルメロの駅ながと長野県
女神の里 たてしな長野県
ほっとぱ〜く・浅科長野県

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

Distances from Nagoya

Toyohashi Toyohashi63 kmToyota Toyota25 kmOkazaki Okazaki35 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmAnjō Anjō29 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmKariya Kariya23 kmSeto Seto19 kmToyokawa Toyokawa61 kmHanda Handa33 kmNishio Nishio37 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmGamagōri Gamagōri49 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 Nagoya to Sendai?

About 633 km by road (492 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).