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Yamada → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line163 km
By road206 km
Driving time3h 6min
Fuel cost¥3,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yamada and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car206 km3h 6min
🚲 Bike206 km13h 44min
🚶 On foot187 km39h 3min

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 Yamada (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 163 km in a straight line, or 206 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,060. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Yamada →

Driving directions · Yamada → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue58 m0min
  2. ←Turn left57 m0min
  3. →Turn right117 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道45号455.5 km7min
  5. →Turn right428 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left61.5 km55min
  7. ↰Keep left438 m0min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道45号458.6 km10min
  9. →Turn right297 m0min
  10. ←Turn left41.6 km35min
  11. ↰Keep left324 m0min
  12. ↖Turn slight left378 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  14. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  16. ←Turn left246 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right36.8 km26min
  18. ↰Keep left804 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left27 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道346号346101 m0min
  21. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道45号45, 34620 m0min
  22. →Turn right108 m0min
  23. ↖Turn slight left375 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.7 km2min
  27. ←Turn left227 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left3.5 km3min
  29. ↰Keep left619 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線811.3 km10min
  31. ↑Continue onto 石巻街道3.0 km4min
  32. ←Turn left onto 愛宕上杉通511 m1min
  33. →Turn right755 m1min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

やまだ岩手県
さんりく岩手県
高田松原岩手県
大谷海岸宮城県
津山宮城県
上品の郷宮城県

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

Distances from Yamada

Morioka Morioka73 kmKitakami Kitakami75 kmHanamaki Hanamaki72 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki93 kmMizusawa Mizusawa80 kmMiyako Miyako20 kmKamaishi Kamaishi22 kmŌfunato Ōfunato48 kmTōno Tōno40 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi12 kmIchinohe Ichinohe101 kmKuji Kuji82 kmŌshū Ōshū77 kmHachimantai Hachimantai85 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 Yamada to Sendai?

About 206 km by road (163 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).