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Sendai → Shimodate

Miyagi → Ibaraki
Straight line232 km
By road274 km
Driving time3h 29min
Fuel cost¥4,070
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Shimodate.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car274 km3h 29min
🚲 Bike274 km18h 15min
🚶 On foot267 km55h 36min

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 Shimodate (Ibaraki) is 232 km in a straight line, or 274 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,070. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimodate → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Shimodate

  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 left212.2 km2h 26min
  6. ↰Keep left524 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left146 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 矢板那須線302.2 km2min
  9. ↗Turn slight right onto 奥州街道3533.4 km3min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道4号45.2 km4min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right2.0 km2min
  12. ↖Turn slight left onto 125125552 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 奥州街道44.4 km4min
  14. ↱Keep right232 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 宝積寺バイパス10698 m1min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right onto 宇都宮高根沢バイパス4089.0 km9min
  17. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道123106 m0min
  18. ↑Make a U-turn onto 水戸街道123117 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 鬼怒テクノ通り4086.8 km6min
  20. ↰Keep left370 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 宇都宮真岡線46772 m1min
  22. →Turn right4.1 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 八木岡バイパス29410.4 km11min
  24. ←Turn left89 m0min
  25. →Turn right3.5 km4min
  26. ←Turn left761 m1min
  27. →Turn right17 m0min
  28. ←Turn left718 m1min
  29. 🏁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
にのみや栃木県

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 Shimodate

Chikusei Chikusei2 kmYūki Yūki9 kmMakabe Makabe11 kmIwase Iwase12 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma13 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa13 kmTsukuba Tsukuba15 kmIshige Ishige20 kmKasama Kasama27 kmKoga Koga27 kmBandō Bandō28 kmSakai Sakai28 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura29 kmIwai Iwai29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Shimodate?

About 274 km by road (232 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,070 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).