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Karatsu → Sendai

Saga → Miyagi
Straight line1,117 km
By road1,387 km
Driving time16h 37min
Fuel cost¥20,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Karatsu and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,387 km16h 37min
🚲 Bike1,387 km92h 27min
🚶 On foot1,285 km267h 40min

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 Karatsu (Saga) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 1,117 km in a straight line, or 1,387 km by road. A car trip takes about 16h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥20,600. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Karatsu →

Driving directions · Karatsu → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue100 m0min
  2. ←Turn left548 m1min
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  4. ←Turn left144 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  6. ←Turn left onto 3473475.8 km6min
  7. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道202号202, 323266 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道202号202228 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路2024.1 km4min
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  12. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路202, E3512.6 km12min
  13. ↱Keep right13.8 km9min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速環状線外回り10.8 km7min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号線16.1 km4min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線15.2 km4min
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  18. ↑Continue onto 町川原福岡線5044.2 km4min
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  20. →Turn right onto 米多比谷山古賀線53663 m0min
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  22. ←Turn left onto 筑紫野古賀線35268 m0min
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  24. ↰Keep left66.8 km47min
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  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
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  43. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  45. ↱Keep right523 m1min
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  47. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  49. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  50. →Turn right459 m1min
  51. ←Turn left117 m0min
  52. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
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  54. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  55. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  56. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  57. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  58. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  59. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  60. ↑Continue322 m0min
  61. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  62. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
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  70. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
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  73. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  74. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  75. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
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  77. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  78. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  79. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  80. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  82. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
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  84. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
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  86. ←Turn left141 m0min
  87. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  88. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  89. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  90. ↑Continue846 m1min
  91. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  92. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  93. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  94. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  95. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  96. ↰Keep left230 m0min
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  98. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  99. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  100. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  101. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  102. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  103. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  104. →Turn right382 m0min
  105. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  106. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  107. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  108. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  109. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  110. →Turn right30 m0min
  111. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
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
シーサイド高浜福井県
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県

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

Distances from Karatsu

Saga Saga39 kmTosu Tosu52 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmTaku Taku23 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmOgi Ogi28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmImari Imari18 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 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 Karatsu to Sendai?

About 1,387 km by road (1,117 km in a straight line).

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

About 16h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥20,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).