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Sendai → Tsubame

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line183 km
By road236 km
Driving time3h 30min
Fuel cost¥3,500
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Tsubame.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car236 km3h 30min
🚲 Bike236 km15h 43min
🚶 On foot210 km43h 47min

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 Tsubame (Niigata) is 183 km in a straight line, or 236 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,500. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsubame → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Tsubame

  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 left59 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31160 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線315.2 km5min
  8. →Turn right onto 秋保通28617.1 km15min
  9. ↑Continue807 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right24.9 km21min
  11. ↰Keep left327 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left749 m1min
  13. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left7.2 km6min
  15. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  20. ↑Continue846 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  22. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  23. ←Turn left141 m0min
  24. →Turn right19 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス134.7 km4min
  26. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  27. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  28. ←Turn left175 m0min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  32. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  34. ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2901.6 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  41. ↑Continue477 m1min
  42. ↑Continue368 m1min
  43. →Turn right65 m0min
  44. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  45. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  47. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1710.6 km9min
  48. →Turn right onto 白根黒埼線141439 m0min
  49. ↖Turn slight left onto 燕白根線153185 m0min
  50. ←Turn left onto 燕白根線1532.3 km2min
  51. ↱Keep right64 m0min
  52. →Turn right158 m0min
  53. ↑Continue27 m0min
  54. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  55. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  56. →Turn right onto 新潟燕線4441 m0min
  57. ←Turn left161 m0min
  58. ←Turn left4 m0min
  59. →Turn right210 m0min
  60. →Turn right17 m0min
  61. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

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 Tsubame

Yoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō4 kmSanjō Sanjō6 kmKamo Kamo10 kmMaki Maki10 kmShirone Shirone14 kmMitsuke Mitsuke15 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō22 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu22 kmGosen Gosen23 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō23 kmNagaoka Nagaoka25 kmNiigata Niigata26 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō28 kmAgano Agano29 kmSuibara Suibara34 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Tsubame?

About 236 km by road (183 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,500 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).