Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sendai and Shimonoseki.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,264 km | 42h 27min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,264 km | 84h 14min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,162 km | 242h 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 Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) is 1,010 km in a straight line, or 1,264 km by road. A car trip takes about 42h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥18,770. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Sendai → Shimonoseki
- ↑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 left
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 西瀬戸自動車道, 瀬戸内しまなみ海道E76
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道317号317
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 大西波止浜港線15
- →Turn right onto 大西波止浜港線15
- →Turn right onto 国道196号196
- ↑Continue onto 湯山北条線179
- ↑Continue onto 平田北条線347
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 松山港内宮線39
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left onto 松山小倉フェリー(松山―小倉)
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Sendai
Distances from Shimonoseki
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sendai to Shimonoseki?
About 1,264 km by road (1,010 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Shimonoseki?
About 42h 27min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥18,770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).