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Murakami → Sendai

Niigata → Miyagi
Straight line121 km
By road172 km
Driving time2h 35min
Fuel cost¥2,560
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Murakami and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car172 km2h 35min
🚲 Bike172 km11h 28min
🚶 On foot139 km28h 56min

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 Murakami (Niigata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 121 km in a straight line, or 172 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,560. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Murakami →

Driving directions · Murakami → Sendai

  1. Continue41 m0min
  2. Keep right520 m1min
  3. Turn left560 m1min
  4. Turn slight right9 m0min
  5. Turn left44 m0min
  6. Turn right onto 上町通28690 m0min
  7. Turn right onto 上町通286851 m1min
  8. Turn left313 m0min
  9. Turn right1.2 km1min
  10. Turn left onto 村上神林線531183 m0min
  11. Continue onto 上助渕バイパス29011.9 km10min
  12. Continue onto 大栗田越後下関停車場線2734.2 km4min
  13. Turn left168 m0min
  14. Turn left onto 関川バイパス11354.1 km47min
  15. Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  16. Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  17. Turn sharp left175 m0min
  18. Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  19. Turn left3.8 km5min
  20. Keep right33 m0min
  21. Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  22. Turn right19 m0min
  23. Turn left141 m0min
  24. Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  25. Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  26. Keep left375 m0min
  27. Continue846 m1min
  28. Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  29. Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  30. Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  31. Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  32. Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  33. Keep left230 m0min
  34. Keep right48 m0min
  35. Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  36. Turn slight left376 m0min
  37. Keep right25.2 km21min
  38. Keep left1.2 km1min
  39. Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  40. Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  41. Turn right382 m0min
  42. Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  43. Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  44. Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  45. Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  46. Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  47. Turn right30 m0min
  48. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神林新潟県
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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Murakami to Sendai?

About 172 km by road (121 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,560 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).