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Sendai → Maki

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line183 km
By road233 km
Driving time3h 25min
Fuel cost¥3,460
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Maki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car233 km3h 25min
🚲 Bike233 km15h 32min
🚶 On foot210 km43h 49min

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 Maki (Niigata) is 183 km in a straight line, or 233 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,460. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Maki → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Maki

  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 left10.8 km9min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 新潟バイパス8, 178.3 km5min
  41. ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 2899.3 km8min
  42. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  43. ↱Keep right919 m1min
  44. →Turn right onto 国道460号460579 m0min
  45. ←Turn left onto 五千石巻新潟線374336 m0min
  46. →Turn right98 m0min
  47. ←Turn left117 m0min
  48. ↱Keep right270 m1min
  49. →Turn right105 m0min
  50. 🏁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 Maki

Yoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō7 kmTsubame Tsubame10 kmShirone Shirone12 kmSanjō Sanjō16 kmKamo Kamo16 kmNiigata Niigata19 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō22 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō24 kmMitsuke Mitsuke25 kmGosen Gosen25 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu26 kmAgano Agano30 kmTochio-honchō Tochio-honchō32 kmSuibara Suibara32 kmNagaoka Nagaoka34 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Maki?

About 233 km by road (183 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,460 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).