Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sendai and Shibushi.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 1,525 km | 21h 11min |
| 🚲 Bike | 1,525 km | 101h 38min |
| 🚶 On foot | 1,341 km | 279h 19min |
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 Shibushi (Kagoshima) is 1,166 km in a straight line, or 1,525 km by road. A car trip takes about 21h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥22,650. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Sendai → Shibushi
- ↑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
- ↑Continue onto 久米線
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 天王和田線
- ←Turn left onto 天王和田線
- →Turn right onto 下松新南陽線347
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 遠石江口線
- ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52
- →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ←Turn left onto 国道213号213
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 山香国見線31
- →Turn right onto 山香国見線31
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 山香国見線31, 34
- →Turn right onto 山香国見線31
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道10号10
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 大道バイパス210, 442
- ↑Continue onto 国道10号10, 210, 57
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 鶴崎大南線208
- ↗Turn slight right onto 弓立上戸次線622
- ↗Turn slight right onto 中判田犬飼線631
- ↑Continue onto 中判田犬飼線631
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道326号326
- ←Turn left onto 国道326号326
- →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 326
- ↱Keep right onto 土々呂バイパス10
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 東九州自動車道E10
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 日南高岡線28
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 郷之原日南線430
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道222号222
- ↰Keep left onto 酒谷榎原線54
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 日南志布志線3
- →Turn right onto 広域農道黒潮ロード
- →Turn right onto 日南志布志線3
- ←Turn left onto 日南志布志線3
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道220号220, 448
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁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 Shibushi
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sendai to Shibushi?
About 1,525 km by road (1,166 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Shibushi?
About 21h 11min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥22,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).