Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sendai and Arao.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,390 km | 17h 8min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,390 km | 92h 42min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,275 km | 265h 35min |
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 Sendai (Miyagi) to Arao (Kumamoto) is 1,109 km in a straight line, or 1,390 km by road. A car trip takes about 17h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥20,660. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Sendai → Arao
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 晩翠通
- →Turn right onto 広瀬通48
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right onto 秋保通286
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道286号286
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51
- ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51
- ↑Continue onto 国道458号458
- ↑Continue
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス13
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道399号399
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 290
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right onto 国道290号290
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459
- ←Turn left onto 国道460号460
- →Turn right onto 国道460号460
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 国道460号460
- ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 17
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 青垣柏原線7
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道175号175
- →Turn right onto 福知山山南線109
- ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線86
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 多可柏原線86
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 大和北条停車場線369
- ↑Continue onto 多可北条線24, 369
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 豊富北条線117
- ↑Continue onto 小野香寺線81, 117
- ↰Keep left onto 豊富北条線117
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left onto 西田原姫路線218
- →Turn right onto 西田原姫路線218
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 22
- ↰Keep left onto 22
- ↑Continue onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2
- ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↑Continue onto 国道199号199
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道10号10
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス322
- ↑Continue onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 八女香春線52
- →Turn right onto 田川バイパス322
- ↑Continue onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 国道322号322
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 500
- →Turn right onto 国道322号322
- ←Turn left onto 上高橋善導寺停車場線740
- ↱Keep right onto 中川北野線741
- ↱Keep right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 81
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739
- →Turn right onto 豊田北野線739
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線旧道
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53
- ↰Keep left onto 浮羽草野久留米線151
- ↑Continue onto 久留米筑後線86
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 750
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86, 800
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 752
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 国道3号3, 325
- →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86
- ←Turn left onto 国道209号209
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 筑後城島線706
- →Turn right onto 柳川筑後線703
- →Turn right onto 柳川筑後線703, 716
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left onto 柳川筑後線703, 791
- ↑Continue onto 八女瀬高線96, 791
- ↑Continue onto 富久瀬高線791
- ↱Keep right onto 国道209号209
- ↑Continue onto 国道208号208, 209
- →Turn right onto 黒崎開濃施線780
- ↑Continue onto 大牟田川副線18
- ←Turn left onto 大牟田川副線18
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 有明海沿岸道路208
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 三池港線736
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道389号389, 501
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道208号208
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Keep right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県
花夢里にいつ新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Sendai
Ishinomaki Ishinomaki41 kmFurukawa Furukawa35 kmShiogama Shiogama16 kmTomiya Tomiya14 kmIwanuma Iwanuma18 kmShiroishi Shiroishi36 kmWatari Watari26 kmRifu Rifu12 kmKakuda Kakuda34 kmYamoto Yamoto35 kmŌkawara Ōkawara27 kmKogota Kogota35 kmWakuya Wakuya39 kmMarumori Marumori40 kmMatsushima Matsushima21 km
Distances from Arao
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sendai to Arao?
About 1,390 km by road (1,109 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Arao?
About 17h 8min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥20,660 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).