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Kikuchi → Sendai

Kumamoto → Miyagi
Straight line1,080 km
By road1,341 km
Driving time18h 36min
Fuel cost¥19,920
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kikuchi and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,341 km18h 36min
🚲 Bike1,341 km89h 23min
🚶 On foot1,242 km258h 46min

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 Kikuchi (Kumamoto) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 1,080 km in a straight line, or 1,341 km by road. A car trip takes about 18h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥19,920. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Kikuchi →

Driving directions · Kikuchi → Sendai

  1. Continue33 m0min
  2. Turn left108 m0min
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  5. Turn left onto 日生野隈府線2036.2 km6min
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  11. Turn right onto 国道387号38718.7 km19min
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  13. Turn right onto 国道387号387, 442998 m1min
  14. Turn slight left onto 天瀬阿蘇線123.4 km3min
  15. Continue onto 栃野西大山線6474.4 km4min
  16. Turn right onto 国道212号212875 m1min
  17. Turn left onto 天ヶ瀬阿蘇線1211.2 km10min
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  20. Turn slight right onto 国道210号21010.5 km9min
  21. Turn left onto 書曲野田線678406 m0min
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  23. Continue onto 玖珠山国線43, 678540 m0min
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  27. Turn slight left onto 国道387号38711.6 km10min
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  32. Continue onto 下恵良九重線4093.6 km4min
  33. Turn right onto 国道387号38718.2 km16min
  34. Turn right onto 国道10号10, 2136.4 km6min
  35. Keep left onto 国道213号21326.8 km23min
  36. Turn left onto 竹田津港線52248.0 km2h 38min
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  40. Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172335 m0min
  41. Turn left onto 徳山港線52334 m1min
  42. Turn right onto 遠石江口線3.2 km3min
  43. Turn left onto 天王和田線24 m0min
  44. Turn right onto 天王和田線262 m0min
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  47. Turn left onto 久米線1.6 km2min
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  53. Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  54. Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
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  57. Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  58. Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  59. Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  60. Turn right459 m1min
  61. Turn left117 m0min
  62. Turn sharp right237 m0min
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  64. Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  65. Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  66. Keep right2.7 km3min
  67. Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
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  69. Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  70. Continue322 m0min
  71. Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  72. Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  73. Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
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  80. Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
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  83. Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  84. Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  85. Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
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  87. Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  88. Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  89. Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  90. Turn sharp left175 m0min
  91. Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
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  94. Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
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  97. Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  98. Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  99. Keep left375 m0min
  100. Continue846 m1min
  101. Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  102. Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  103. Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  104. Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  105. Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
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  108. Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  109. Turn slight left376 m0min
  110. Keep right25.2 km21min
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  112. Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  113. Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
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  115. Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  116. Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  117. Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  118. Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  119. Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  120. Turn right30 m0min
  121. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

せせらぎ郷かみつえ大分県
慈恩の滝 くす大分県
童話の里 くす大分県
いんない大分県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
山田錦発祥のまち・多可兵庫県
丹波おばあちゃんの里兵庫県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kikuchi to Sendai?

About 1,341 km by road (1,080 km in a straight line).

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

About 18h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥19,920 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).