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Sendai → Shirakawa

Miyagi → Fukushima
Straight line138 km
By road164 km
Driving time2h 3min
Fuel cost¥2,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Shirakawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car164 km2h 3min
🚲 Bike164 km10h 55min
🚶 On foot159 km33h 5min

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 Shirakawa (Fukushima) is 138 km in a straight line, or 164 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,430. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shirakawa → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Shirakawa

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通556 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 広瀬通484.4 km5min
  4. ↰Keep left576 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left145.9 km1h 42min
  6. ↰Keep left615 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right186 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right3.0 km3min
  9. ←Turn left onto 塙泉崎線751.7 km2min
  10. →Turn right553 m1min
  11. ↗Turn slight right201 m0min
  12. ←Turn left2.4 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 母畑白河線1391.2 km1min
  14. ←Turn left1.3 km3min
  15. ↖Turn slight left463 m1min
  16. →Turn right369 m1min
  17. →Turn right183 m1min
  18. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

村田宮城県
国見 あつかしの郷福島県

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 Shirakawa

Ishikawa Ishikawa17 kmSukagawa Sukagawa21 kmKōriyama Kōriyama33 kmMiharu Miharu40 kmMotomiya Motomiya46 kmFunehikimachi-funehiki Funehikimachi-funehiki46 kmTamura Tamura46 kmAizu-Wakamatsu Aizu-Wakamatsu50 kmInawashiro Inawashiro51 kmNihommatsu Nihommatsu54 kmIwaki Iwaki56 kmKitakata Kitakata69 kmFukushima Fukushima72 kmNamie Namie77 kmDate Date80 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Shirakawa?

About 164 km by road (138 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).