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Fukui-shi → Sendai

Fukui → Miyagi
Straight line478 km
By road588 km
Driving time7h 8min
Fuel cost¥8,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Fukui-shi and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car588 km7h 8min
🚲 Bike588 km39h 12min
🚶 On foot550 km114h 38min

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 Fukui-shi (Fukui) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 478 km in a straight line, or 588 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,740. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Fukui-shi →

Driving directions · Fukui-shi → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue204 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 福井停車場米松線12881 m0min
  4. →Turn right20 m0min
  5. ↱Keep right72 m0min
  6. ↑Continue93 m0min
  7. ←Turn left945 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 福井停車場米松線128604 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 福井停車場米松線128372 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道8号87.7 km7min
  11. ↰Keep left329 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 丸岡インター線381.9 km2min
  13. ↰Keep left361.1 km3h 47min
  14. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  15. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  17. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  20. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  22. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  26. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  28. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  29. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  31. →Turn right19 m0min
  32. ←Turn left141 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  34. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  35. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  36. ↑Continue846 m1min
  37. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  38. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  42. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  45. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  47. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  48. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  49. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  50. →Turn right382 m0min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  53. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  54. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  55. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  56. →Turn right30 m0min
  57. 🏁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 Fukui-shi

Takefu Takefu19 kmTsuruga Tsuruga49 kmSabae Sabae14 kmOno Ono26 kmMaruoka Maruoka11 kmObama Obama77 kmKatsuyama Katsuyama25 kmMikuni Mikuni18 kmAsahi Asahi14 kmAwara Awara18 kmSakai Sakai10 kmEchizen Echizen20 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 Fukui-shi to Sendai?

About 588 km by road (478 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Fukui-shi to Sendai?

About 7h 8min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).