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Sendai → Nakano

Miyagi → Nagano
Straight line277 km
By road370 km
Driving time5h 17min
Fuel cost¥5,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Nakano.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car370 km5h 17min
🚲 Bike370 km24h 39min
🚶 On foot319 km66h 28min

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 Nakano (Nagano) is 277 km in a straight line, or 370 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,490. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.3°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Nakano → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Nakano

  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, 1716.5 km14min
  48. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  49. →Turn right249 m0min
  50. ↰Keep left42.9 km27min
  51. ↰Keep left570 m0min
  52. ↱Keep right62 m0min
  53. ↰Keep left onto 国道291号291370 m0min
  54. ↱Turn sharp right onto 西小千谷バイパス117, 351, 4031.7 km2min
  55. →Turn right onto 小千谷十日町津南線496.7 km6min
  56. ←Turn left onto 岩沢停車場芋坂線177247 m0min
  57. ↱Keep right521 m1min
  58. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道117号11769.7 km1h 0min
  59. ←Turn left onto 飯山野沢温泉線38329 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 中野飯山線4145.4 km5min
  61. ←Turn left onto 中野飯山線4144.7 km5min
  62. ↑Continue589 m1min
  63. ←Turn left11 m0min
  64. ↖Turn slight left83 m0min
  65. →Turn right51 m0min
  66. 🏁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
パティオにいがた新潟県
ちぢみの里おぢや新潟県
クロス10十日町新潟県

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 Nakano

Iiyama Iiyama11 kmSuzaka Suzaka12 kmNagano Nagano20 kmChikuma Chikuma35 kmUeda Ueda39 kmTōmi Tōmi44 kmHakuba Hakuba45 kmKomoro Komoro49 kmKamimaruko Kamimaruko49 kmŌmachi Ōmachi53 kmSaku Saku60 kmHotaka Hotaka63 kmToyoshina Toyoshina65 kmAzumino Azumino67 kmMatsumoto Matsumoto68 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Nakano?

About 370 km by road (277 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).