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Sendai → Kōshū

Miyagi → Yamanashi
Straight line338 km
By road424 km
Driving time5h 50min
Fuel cost¥6,300
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Kōshū.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car424 km5h 50min
🚲 Bike424 km28h 17min
🚶 On foot389 km81h 2min

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 Kōshū (Yamanashi) is 338 km in a straight line, or 424 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,300. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kōshū → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Kōshū

  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 left269.9 km3h 5min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道E5024.5 km17min
  7. ↰Keep left486 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right2.0 km2min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道407号4071.6 km3min
  10. →Turn right onto 太田熊谷線341321 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 太田熊谷線341685 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 前橋館林線21.3 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 例幣使街道3125.9 km6min
  14. →Turn right onto 綿貫篠塚線142540 m1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 由良深谷線275114 m0min
  16. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 平塚亀岡線298167 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 上武道路17594 m1min
  19. ↰Keep left2.8 km3min
  20. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  21. →Turn right onto 深谷飯塚線127934 m2min
  22. →Turn right onto 深谷バイパス17388 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 由良深谷線275356 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 深谷飯塚線127, 2751.5 km2min
  25. →Turn right onto 中山道17693 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 深谷東松山線47190 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 深谷寄居線62237 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 深谷寄居線6210.3 km9min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道254号254322 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 彩甲斐街道1402.4 km3min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 皆野寄居バイパス1409.7 km11min
  32. ↰Keep left294 m0min
  33. ↑Continue onto 140140695 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 秩父児玉線443.8 km3min
  35. →Turn right5.9 km6min
  36. →Turn right onto 秩父荒川線725.7 km5min
  37. →Turn right onto 彩甲斐街道14013.5 km12min
  38. ←Turn left onto 秩父往還14010.8 km10min
  39. →Turn right onto 彩甲斐街道14027.6 km42min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 下荻原三日市場線2133.6 km4min
  41. ←Turn left onto フルーツライン（東山東部広域農道）3.3 km4min
  42. ↰Turn sharp left onto 青梅街道411484 m1min
  43. →Turn right97 m0min
  44. ←Turn left296 m1min
  45. →Turn right6 m0min
  46. ←Turn left405 m1min
  47. →Turn right25 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 塩山停車場大菩薩嶺線2011.4 km2min
  49. →Turn right17 m0min
  50. ↰Keep left306 m1min
  51. →Turn right201 m0min
  52. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  53. 🏁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
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
うつのみや ろまんちっく村栃木県
にしかた栃木県
どまんなか たぬま栃木県

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 Kōshū

Enzan Enzan4 kmYamanashi Yamanashi9 kmIsawa Isawa15 kmFuefuki Fuefuki16 kmKofu Kofu17 kmKōfu Kōfu20 kmŌtsuki Ōtsuki22 kmTsuru Tsuru23 kmKai Kai24 kmRyūō Ryūō26 kmFuji-yoshida Fuji-yoshida27 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko27 kmChūō Chūō28 kmNirasaki Nirasaki29 kmMinami-Alps Minami-Alps30 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Kōshū?

About 424 km by road (338 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).