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Nagano → Sendai

Nagano → Miyagi
Straight line297 km
By road394 km
Driving time5h 23min
Fuel cost¥5,860
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagano and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car394 km5h 23min
🚲 Bike394 km26h 17min
🚶 On foot342 km71h 11min

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 Nagano (Nagano) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 297 km in a straight line, or 394 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 23min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,860. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.8°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Nagano →

Driving directions · Nagano → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 昭和通り19729 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 長野大通り2.5 km3min
  3. ↗Turn slight right onto 長野信濃線3710.2 km9min
  4. ←Turn left132 m0min
  5. →Turn right115 m0min
  6. ←Turn left125 m0min
  7. ↱Turn sharp right196 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left onto 長野信濃線376.7 km6min
  9. →Turn right onto 信濃信州新線361.3 km1min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道18号1836.5 km32min
  11. ↰Keep left354 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right3.9 km3min
  13. ↰Keep left785 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right116.1 km1h 16min
  15. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  18. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  21. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  23. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  29. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  30. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  32. →Turn right19 m0min
  33. ←Turn left141 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  37. ↑Continue846 m1min
  38. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  39. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  40. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  42. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  43. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  46. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  48. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  49. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  50. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  51. →Turn right382 m0min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  53. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  55. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  57. →Turn right30 m0min
  58. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しなの長野県
あらい新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県

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

Distances from Nagano

Matsumoto Matsumoto50 kmUeda Ueda29 kmIida Iida130 kmSaku Saku55 kmShiojiri Shiojiri64 kmIna Ina94 kmChino Chino73 kmSuwa Suwa68 kmOkaya Okaya67 kmSuzaka Suzaka12 kmKomoro Komoro43 kmNakano Nakano20 kmHotaka Hotaka44 kmŌmachi Ōmachi33 kmToyoshina Toyoshina46 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 Nagano to Sendai?

About 394 km by road (297 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 23min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,860 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).