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Makurazaki → Sendai

Kagoshima → Miyagi
Straight line1,236 km
By road1,645 km
Driving time20h 19min
Fuel cost¥24,450
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Makurazaki and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,645 km20h 19min
🚲 Bike1,645 km109h 42min
🚶 On foot1,422 km296h 14min

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 Makurazaki (Kagoshima) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 1,236 km in a straight line, or 1,645 km by road. A car trip takes about 20h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥24,450. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Makurazaki →

Driving directions · Makurazaki → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue742 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 瀬戸線1.2 km2min
  3. →Turn right onto 枕崎知覧線3410.5 km14min
  4. ←Turn left onto 枕崎知覧線341.2 km2min
  5. ↑Continue onto 頴娃川辺線271.3 km2min
  6. ←Turn left652 m1min
  7. →Turn right45 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 南薩縦貫道274.6 km5min
  9. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right78 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 川辺道路192.3 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left3.7 km3min
  13. ↰Keep left and drive toward 軸屋244 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 鹿児島川辺線1912 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 鹿児島川辺線19165 m0min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 南薩縦貫道（川辺道路）1956 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 鹿児島川辺線197.0 km8min
  18. →Turn right onto 鹿児島加世田線(錫山バイパス)206.1 km7min
  19. →Turn right onto 鹿児島加世田線201.4 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left and drive toward E3九州道, 空港, 鹿児島市街7.2 km7min
  21. ↰Keep left and drive toward E3A南九州道225 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right and drive toward 鹿児島市街65 m0min
  23. ←Turn left and drive toward 熊本, 宮崎, 空港240.8 km3h 4min
  24. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  29. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  32. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  36. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  41. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  42. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  43. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  44. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  48. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  50. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  52. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  54. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  55. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  56. ↱Keep right363.3 km3h 58min
  57. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  58. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  59. ↱Keep right2.2 km3min
  60. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  61. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  63. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  64. ←Turn left607 m1min
  65. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  66. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  67. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  68. →Turn right459 m1min
  69. ←Turn left117 m0min
  70. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  71. ←Turn left224 m0min
  72. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  73. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  74. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  75. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  76. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  77. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  78. ↑Continue322 m0min
  79. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  80. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  81. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  82. →Turn right85 m0min
  83. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  84. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  85. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  86. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  87. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  88. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  89. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  90. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  91. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  92. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  93. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  94. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  95. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  96. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  97. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  98. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  99. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  100. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  101. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  102. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  103. →Turn right19 m0min
  104. ←Turn left141 m0min
  105. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  106. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  107. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  108. ↑Continue846 m1min
  109. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  110. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  111. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  112. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  113. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  114. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  115. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  116. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  117. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  118. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  119. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  120. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  121. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  122. →Turn right382 m0min
  123. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  124. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  125. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  126. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  127. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  128. →Turn right30 m0min
  129. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

川辺やすらぎの郷鹿児島県
えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
竜北熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
おおむた福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県

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

Distances from Makurazaki

Kagoshima Kagoshima40 kmKanoya Kanoya52 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai61 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki67 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi64 kmIzumi Izumi91 kmIbusuki Ibusuki32 kmKushikino Kushikino50 kmIjūin Ijūin40 kmAkune Akune84 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame17 kmKajiki Kajiki62 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara94 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata79 kmTarumizu Tarumizu44 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 Makurazaki to Sendai?

About 1,645 km by road (1,236 km in a straight line).

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

About 20h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥24,450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).