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Sendai → Ōarai

Miyagi → Ibaraki
Straight line218 km
By road243 km
Driving time3h 22min
Fuel cost¥3,610
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Ōarai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car243 km3h 22min
🚲 Bike243 km16h 12min
🚶 On foot251 km52h 20min

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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 218 km in a straight line, or 243 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,610. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōarai → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Ōarai

  1. ↑Continue370 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）22153 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 東二番丁通286, 483.2 km4min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 広瀬河畔通2731.3 km1min
  5. →Turn right onto あすと長町大通り線2731.7 km2min
  6. ↖Turn slight left onto 奥州街道2736.9 km7min
  7. ←Turn left onto 奥州街道27336 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 仙台バイパス4, 61.4 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 仙台館腰線258327 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 仙台館腰線258342 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 仙台空港線20628 m1min
  12. →Turn right257 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left78.0 km1h 4min
  14. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  15. ←Turn left122.4 km1h 32min
  16. ↰Keep left623 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left and take 6 toward 日立, 常陸太田856 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道293号2933.2 km4min
  19. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道245号24515.9 km17min
  20. ←Turn left onto 水戸那珂湊線6830 m1min
  21. →Turn right48 m0min
  22. ←Turn left584 m1min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 那珂湊大洗線108319 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 那珂湊大洗線108756 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 祝町いささかりんりん通り1.6 km2min
  26. ←Turn left onto 磯浜さくら坂通り2, 108559 m1min
  27. →Turn right37 m0min
  28. ↰Turn sharp left194 m0min
  29. →Turn right36 m0min
  30. ←Turn left88 m0min
  31. →Turn right16 m0min
  32. ↗Turn slight right24 m0min
  33. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ならは福島県
日立おさかなセンター茨城県

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 Ōarai

Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmNamegata Namegata35 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Ōarai?

About 243 km by road (218 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,610 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).