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Iiyama → Sendai

Nagano → Miyagi
Straight line271 km
By road361 km
Driving time5h 2min
Fuel cost¥5,370
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Iiyama and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car361 km5h 2min
🚲 Bike361 km24h 5min
🚶 On foot311 km64h 51min

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 Iiyama (Nagano) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 271 km in a straight line, or 361 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,370. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Iiyama →

Driving directions · Iiyama → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue47 m0min
  2. ←Turn left127 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 飯山バイパス117, 29268.8 km59min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left521 m1min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  7. ←Turn left onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 3511.7 km2min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道291号291280 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left85 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left145 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right68.1 km42min
  12. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  13. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  15. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  18. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  20. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  22. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  24. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  26. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  27. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  29. →Turn right19 m0min
  30. ←Turn left141 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  32. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  34. ↑Continue846 m1min
  35. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  36. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  37. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  40. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  43. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  45. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  46. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  47. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  48. →Turn right382 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  50. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  51. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  52. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  54. →Turn right30 m0min
  55. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

FARMUS 木島平長野県
花の駅 千曲川長野県
信越さかえ長野県
クロス10十日町新潟県
ちぢみの里おぢや新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県

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

Distances from Iiyama

Nagano Nagano28 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto77 kmUeda Ueda50 kmIida Iida156 kmSaku Saku71 kmShiojiri Shiojiri91 kmIna Ina120 kmChino Chino97 kmSuwa Suwa93 kmOkaya Okaya93 kmSuzaka Suzaka23 kmKomoro Komoro60 kmNakano Nakano11 kmHotaka Hotaka71 kmŌmachi Ōmachi59 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 Iiyama to Sendai?

About 361 km by road (271 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,370 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).