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Sendai → Niigata

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line168 km
By road214 km
Driving time3h 10min
Fuel cost¥3,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Niigata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car214 km3h 10min
🚲 Bike214 km14h 15min
🚶 On foot193 km40h 17min

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 Niigata (Niigata) is 168 km in a straight line, or 214 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,180. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Niigata → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Niigata

  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, 2905.4 km5min
  35. ↰Keep left782 m1min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 新発田豊栄線262.7 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 新潟新発田村上線3283 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 新潟新発田村上線312.4 km11min
  39. ↰Keep left8.9 km8min
  40. ↰Keep left206 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right310 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 紫鳥線1.3 km2min
  43. ←Turn left onto 国道116号116, 289195 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道116号116, 289671 m1min
  45. →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  46. ←Turn left493 m1min
  47. 🏁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
豊栄新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県

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 Niigata

Kameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmShirone Shirone14 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmMaki Maki19 kmSuibara Suibara20 kmGosen Gosen22 kmAgano Agano23 kmKamo Kamo25 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō25 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu26 kmShibata Shibata30 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmTainai Tainai38 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Niigata?

About 214 km by road (168 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).