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Hōryūji → Sendai

Nara → Miyagi
Straight line612 km
By road778 km
Driving time9h 34min
Fuel cost¥11,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōryūji and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car778 km9h 34min
🚲 Bike778 km51h 54min
🚶 On foot704 km146h 42min

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 Hōryūji (Nara) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 612 km in a straight line, or 778 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,570. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Hōryūji →

Driving directions · Hōryūji → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue25 m0min
  2. →Turn right123 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left106 m0min
  4. →Turn right445 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 奈良大和郡山斑鳩線97.0 km6min
  6. ←Turn left onto 奈良大和郡山斑鳩線94.8 km4min
  7. →Turn right onto 谷田奈良線104653 m1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 木津平城線7512.0 km2min
  9. ←Turn left136 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto ならやま大通り720 m1min
  11. →Turn right2.1 km2min
  12. ←Turn left274 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left6 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right507 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道E246.9 km4min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道E247.1 km4min
  17. ↰Keep left612 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 都市計画道路塚本深谷線1.3 km2min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left onto 城陽宇治線695.7 km5min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245923 m2min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left1.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right392 m0min
  24. ↑Continue118 m0min
  25. ←Turn left740 m1min
  26. →Turn right203 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  28. ↑Continue onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  29. ←Turn left onto 東海道1, 8812 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  31. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  32. ↗Turn slight right101 m0min
  33. ←Turn left191 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right25.8 km18min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  40. ↑Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  41. →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  42. ↰Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  43. ↰Keep left425.6 km4h 25min
  44. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  45. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  47. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  48. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  50. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  51. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  52. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  53. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  54. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  56. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  57. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  58. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  59. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  61. →Turn right19 m0min
  62. ←Turn left141 m0min
  63. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  64. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  65. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  66. ↑Continue846 m1min
  67. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  68. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  69. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  70. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  71. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  72. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  73. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  74. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  75. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  76. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  77. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  78. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  79. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  80. →Turn right382 m0min
  81. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  82. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  83. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  84. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  85. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  86. →Turn right30 m0min
  87. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

大和路へぐり奈良県
妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
西山公園福井県
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県

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

Distances from Hōryūji

Nara-shi Nara-shi10 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi13 kmIkoma Ikoma9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmSakurai Sakurai16 kmGojō Gojō29 kmGose Gose18 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō26 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada11 kmŌuda Ōuda24 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi15 kmKashiba Kashiba9 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama3 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 Hōryūji to Sendai?

About 778 km by road (612 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).