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Sendai → Tsuruoka

Miyagi → Yamagata
Straight line104 km
By road136 km
Driving time2h 9min
Fuel cost¥2,010
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Tsuruoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car136 km2h 9min
🚲 Bike136 km9h 2min
🚶 On foot120 km24h 55min

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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) is 104 km in a straight line, or 136 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 9min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,010. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsuruoka → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Tsuruoka

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通556 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 広瀬通485.1 km6min
  4. ↰Keep left116 m0min
  5. ↱Keep right30 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線3184 m0min
  7. →Turn right5.2 km6min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道48号48, 45734.2 km32min
  9. →Turn right onto 尾花沢関山線294.5 km4min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 東根大森工業団地線1223.0 km3min
  11. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道287号2872.9 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道287号2879.4 km8min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 日和田河原線283187 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 日和田松川線379482 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 日和田松川線37925 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 日和田松川線379625 m1min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left onto 日和田松川線379532 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 日和田松川線379140 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 寒河江西川線262.3 km2min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道112号11221.1 km18min
  21. ↑Continue onto 月山道路11221.2 km23min
  22. ↰Keep left431 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 山形自動車道E489.1 km9min
  24. ↰Keep left815 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 余目温海線441.6 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 鶴岡村上線3491.0 km1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道112号1127.4 km6min
  28. ←Turn left onto たらのき代鶴岡線3502.1 km2min
  29. ←Turn left765 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 鶴岡村上線349350 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

河北山形県
寒河江山形県
にしかわ山形県
月山山形県

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 Tsuruoka

Sakata Sakata22 kmYuza Yuza34 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmSagae Sagae55 kmMurayama Murayama59 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmTendō Tendō63 kmNagai Nagai71 kmYamagata Yamagata72 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Tsuruoka?

About 136 km by road (104 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 9min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,010 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).