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Sendai → Kesennuma

Miyagi → Miyagi
Straight line94 km
By road118 km
Driving time1h 46min
Fuel cost¥1,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Kesennuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car118 km1h 46min
🚲 Bike118 km7h 53min
🚶 On foot108 km22h 27min

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 Kesennuma (Miyagi) is 94 km in a straight line, or 118 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,760. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kesennuma → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Kesennuma

  1. ↑Continue744 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 愛宕上杉通520 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 北四番丁3.0 km4min
  4. ↖Turn slight left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線810.3 km9min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線85.2 km5min
  6. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.9 km2min
  7. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  8. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  9. ←Turn left375 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right67 m0min
  11. ←Turn left125 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 国道346号34641 m0min
  13. →Turn right226 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left36.6 km26min
  15. ↰Keep left648 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  18. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  19. ←Turn left378 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right71 m0min
  21. →Turn right28.1 km23min
  22. ↰Keep left548 m0min
  23. ←Turn left672 m1min
  24. →Turn right723 m1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 本町宮口下線608 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 南気仙沼駅前通線172 m0min
  27. ←Turn left90 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 魚市場中谷地線268 m0min
  29. ←Turn left118 m0min
  30. ←Turn left176 m1min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

上品の郷宮城県
津山宮城県
大谷海岸宮城県

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 Kesennuma

Tome Tome42 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō52 kmKurihara Kurihara53 kmWakuya Wakuya55 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki59 kmKogota Kogota60 kmYamoto Yamoto61 kmŌsaki Ōsaki63 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima65 kmFurukawa Furukawa65 kmMatsushima Matsushima74 kmShiogama Shiogama80 kmRifu Rifu82 kmTomiya Tomiya83 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi84 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Kesennuma?

About 118 km by road (94 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).