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Kanazawa → Sendai

Ishikawa → Miyagi
Straight line418 km
By road512 km
Driving time6h 21min
Fuel cost¥7,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kanazawa and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car512 km6h 21min
🚲 Bike512 km34h 6min
🚶 On foot481 km100h 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 Kanazawa (Ishikawa) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 418 km in a straight line, or 512 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 21min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,600. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Kanazawa →

Driving directions · Kanazawa → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue43 m0min
  2. ←Turn left45 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 金沢外環状道路（海側幹線）483 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 石川県道60号金沢田鶴浜線601.3 km1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道8号84.0 km4min
  6. ↱Keep right291.3 km3h 5min
  7. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  10. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  13. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  15. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  21. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  22. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  24. →Turn right19 m0min
  25. ←Turn left141 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  27. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  28. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  29. ↑Continue846 m1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  31. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  32. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  35. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  38. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  40. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  41. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  42. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  43. →Turn right382 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  49. →Turn right30 m0min
  50. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
能生新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
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

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

Distances from Kanazawa

Komatsu Komatsu27 kmMatsutō Matsutō10 kmNonoichi Nonoichi7 kmNanao Nanao59 kmTsubata Tsubata14 kmHakui Hakui35 kmTsurugi-asahimachi Tsurugi-asahimachi17 kmWajima Wajima93 kmKahoku Kahoku19 kmKaga Kaga42 kmSuzu Suzu109 kmNomi Nomi20 kmHakusan Hakusan13 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 Kanazawa to Sendai?

About 512 km by road (418 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 21min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).