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Sendai → Tsukuba

Miyagi → Ibaraki
Straight line239 km
By road290 km
Driving time3h 47min
Fuel cost¥4,310
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car290 km3h 47min
🚲 Bike290 km19h 20min
🚶 On foot275 km57h 22min

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 Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 239 km in a straight line, or 290 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,310. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Tsukuba

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通556 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 広瀬通484.4 km5min
  4. ↰Keep left576 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left212.2 km2h 26min
  6. ↰Keep left524 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left146 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 矢板那須線302.2 km2min
  9. ↗Turn slight right onto 奥州街道3533.4 km3min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道4号45.2 km4min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right2.0 km2min
  12. ↖Turn slight left onto 125125552 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 奥州街道44.4 km4min
  14. ↱Keep right232 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 宝積寺バイパス10698 m1min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right onto 宇都宮高根沢バイパス4089.0 km9min
  17. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道123106 m0min
  18. ↑Make a U-turn onto 水戸街道123117 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 鬼怒テクノ通り4086.8 km6min
  20. ↰Keep left370 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 宇都宮真岡線46772 m1min
  22. →Turn right4.1 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 八木岡バイパス29410.4 km11min
  24. ←Turn left89 m0min
  25. →Turn right3.2 km4min
  26. ←Turn left onto 石岡筑西線7537 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 石岡筑西線7809 m1min
  28. ↑Continue220 m0min
  29. ↑Continue onto 茨城県道14号筑西つくば線1413.3 km13min
  30. ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42991 m2min
  31. →Turn right110 m0min
  32. ←Turn left73 m0min
  33. ←Turn left122 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right950 m2min
  35. →Turn right onto つくば道139163 m0min
  36. ←Turn left547 m1min
  37. →Turn right40 m0min
  38. →Turn right49 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

村田宮城県
国見 あつかしの郷福島県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
にのみや栃木県

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 Tsukuba

Sakuragawa Sakuragawa6 kmMakabe Makabe7 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma12 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura14 kmIshioka Ishioka15 kmIshige Ishige15 kmShimodate Shimodate15 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura16 kmChikusei Chikusei17 kmIwase Iwase17 kmNaka Naka18 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Tsukuba?

About 290 km by road (239 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,310 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).