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Hōfu → Sendai

Yamaguchi → Miyagi
Straight line956 km
By road1,184 km
Driving time14h 0min
Fuel cost¥17,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hōfu and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,184 km14h 0min
🚲 Bike1,184 km78h 56min
🚶 On foot1,100 km229h 6min

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 Hōfu (Yamaguchi) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 956 km in a straight line, or 1,184 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥17,590. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Hōfu →

Driving directions · Hōfu → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue90 m0min
  2. ←Turn left206 m0min
  3. ←Turn left211 m0min
  4. →Turn right278 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 防府停車場向島線185, 186206 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 防府停車場大藪線186359 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 防府停車場線541.4 km1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道262号26234 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道2号2507 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right351.6 km3h 51min
  11. ↰Keep left589 m1min
  12. ↱Keep right187 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right2.2 km3min
  14. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218253 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 西田原姫路線2182.2 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right523 m1min
  18. ←Turn left607 m1min
  19. ↗Turn slight right onto 豊富北条線1171.7 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 小野香寺線81, 1172.2 km2min
  21. ↑Continue onto 豊富北条線1174.4 km4min
  22. →Turn right459 m1min
  23. ←Turn left117 m0min
  24. ↱Turn sharp right237 m0min
  25. ←Turn left224 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369230 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線3692.0 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right2.7 km3min
  29. ↑Continue onto 多可北条線2412.4 km11min
  30. ↱Keep right1.7 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線861.5 km1min
  32. ↑Continue322 m0min
  33. ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線868.0 km7min
  34. ↑Continue onto 福知山山南線1091.5 km2min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道175号17515.4 km20min
  36. →Turn right85 m0min
  37. ↰Keep left316 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left125.1 km1h 22min
  39. ↰Keep left427.1 km4h 26min
  40. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  41. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  43. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  46. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  48. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  50. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  52. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  53. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  54. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  55. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  57. →Turn right19 m0min
  58. ←Turn left141 m0min
  59. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  60. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  61. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  62. ↑Continue846 m1min
  63. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  64. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  65. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  66. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  67. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  68. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  69. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  70. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  71. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  72. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  73. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  74. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  75. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  76. →Turn right382 m0min
  77. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  78. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  79. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  80. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  81. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  82. →Turn right30 m0min
  83. 🏁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
うみんぴあ大飯福井県
若狭おばま福井県
三方五湖福井県

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

Distances from Hōfu

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki58 kmUbe Ube31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi17 kmIwakuni Iwakuni62 kmTokuyama Tokuyama23 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu28 kmHikari Hikari37 kmOnoda Onoda36 kmHagi Hagi41 kmYanai Yanai52 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō16 kmNagato Nagato50 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmMine Mine36 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda38 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 Hōfu to Sendai?

About 1,184 km by road (956 km in a straight line).

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

About 14h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥17,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).