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Sendai → Murakami

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line121 km
By road172 km
Driving time2h 35min
Fuel cost¥2,560
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Murakami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car172 km2h 35min
🚲 Bike172 km11h 29min
🚶 On foot139 km28h 56min

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 Murakami (Niigata) is 121 km in a straight line, or 172 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,560. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Murakami → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Murakami

  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11354.1 km47min
  32. →Turn right168 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto 小見橋2734.2 km4min
  34. ↑Continue onto 国道290号29011.9 km10min
  35. ↑Continue onto 村上神林線531183 m0min
  36. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  37. ←Turn left313 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 上町通286, 531851 m1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 上町通28690 m0min
  40. ←Turn left44 m0min
  41. →Turn right9 m0min
  42. ↖Turn slight left560 m1min
  43. →Turn right520 m1min
  44. ↑Continue41 m0min
  45. 🏁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
神林新潟県

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 Murakami

Tainai Tainai21 kmShibata Shibata34 kmSuibara Suibara48 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō52 kmAgano Agano56 kmNiigata Niigata57 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō58 kmGosen Gosen62 kmShirone Shirone66 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu66 kmKamo Kamo75 kmMaki Maki75 kmTsubame Tsubame80 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō81 kmSanjō Sanjō83 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Murakami?

About 172 km by road (121 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,560 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).