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Sendai → Kitakami

Miyagi → Iwate
Straight line115 km
By road129 km
Driving time1h 35min
Fuel cost¥1,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Kitakami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car129 km1h 35min
🚲 Bike129 km8h 35min
🚶 On foot132 km27h 34min

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 Kitakami (Iwate) is 115 km in a straight line, or 129 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,910. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakami → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Kitakami

  1. ↑Continue356 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  3. →Turn right onto 仙台泉線227.1 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道4号4, 47775 m1min
  5. ↰Keep left728 m1min
  6. ↱Keep right103.4 km1h 12min
  7. ↰Keep left916 m1min
  8. ↰Keep left11.2 km10min
  9. →Turn right331 m0min
  10. ←Turn left803 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 相去飯豊線2541.4 km1min
  12. →Turn right onto 北上停車場線112, 254276 m0min
  13. ←Turn left51 m0min
  14. →Turn right114 m0min
  15. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

三本木宮城県
平泉岩手県

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 Kitakami

Hanamaki Hanamaki11 kmŌshū Ōshū17 kmMizusawa Mizusawa17 kmTōno Tōno36 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki41 kmMorioka Morioka46 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi47 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata50 kmŌfunato Ōfunato57 kmTakizawa Takizawa58 kmKamaishi Kamaishi65 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai69 kmYamada Yamada75 kmMiyako Miyako82 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Kitakami?

About 129 km by road (115 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 35min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).