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Sendai → Katsuyama

Miyagi → Fukui
Straight line458 km
By road579 km
Driving time7h 28min
Fuel cost¥8,600
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Katsuyama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car579 km7h 28min
🚲 Bike579 km38h 37min
🚶 On foot526 km109h 38min

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 Katsuyama (Fukui) is 458 km in a straight line, or 579 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,600. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Katsuyama → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Katsuyama

  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 left25.2 km15min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8238.3 km2h 31min
  52. ↰Keep left520 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right126 m0min
  54. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  55. ↰Keep left onto 国道249号249, 3045.9 km7min
  56. →Turn right onto 国道159号159, 249, 304263 m0min
  57. ↑Continue onto 金沢井波線27987 m1min
  58. ↑Continue1.4 km2min
  59. ←Turn left1.3 km2min
  60. ←Turn left onto 金沢鶴来線452.4 km2min
  61. →Turn right onto 金沢小松線223.0 km3min
  62. ←Turn left onto 金沢鶴来線453.4 km3min
  63. ←Turn left onto 金沢鶴来線452.9 km3min
  64. ↖Turn slight left onto 野々市鶴来線179428 m0min
  65. ←Turn left onto 野々市鶴来線17953 m0min
  66. →Turn right onto 野々市鶴来線1792.7 km3min
  67. ←Turn left onto 国道157号15716.9 km14min
  68. ↱Keep right onto 国道157号15722.9 km20min
  69. ↱Keep right onto 谷北六呂師線1356.8 km7min
  70. ←Turn left103 m0min
  71. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道157号1576.4 km5min
  72. ↑Continue onto 勝山停車場線131442 m0min
  73. ←Turn left504 m1min
  74. ←Turn left onto 勝山丸岡線17100 m0min
  75. →Turn right175 m0min
  76. →Turn right119 m0min
  77. 🏁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
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県

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 Katsuyama

Ono Ono9 kmMaruoka Maruoka23 kmFukui-shi Fukui-shi25 kmSakai Sakai29 kmSabae Sabae31 kmAwara Awara33 kmTakefu Takefu35 kmAsahi Asahi35 kmEchizen Echizen36 kmMikuni Mikuni36 kmTsuruga Tsuruga61 kmObama Obama93 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Katsuyama?

About 579 km by road (458 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,600 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).