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Sendai → Hanamaki

Miyagi → Iwate
Straight line126 km
By road141 km
Driving time1h 41min
Fuel cost¥2,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Hanamaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car141 km1h 41min
🚲 Bike141 km9h 23min
🚶 On foot145 km30h 11min

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 Hanamaki (Iwate) is 126 km in a straight line, or 141 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,090. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hanamaki → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Hanamaki

  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 right126.9 km1h 28min
  7. ↰Keep left225 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left59 m0min
  9. ←Turn left303 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 花巻和賀線1032.1 km2min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 花巻大曲線12856 m1min
  12. ←Turn left25 m0min
  13. 🏁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 Hanamaki

Kitakami Kitakami11 kmŌshū Ōshū28 kmMizusawa Mizusawa28 kmMorioka Morioka35 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi36 kmTōno Tōno37 kmTakizawa Takizawa47 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki52 kmRikuzentakata Rikuzentakata57 kmHachimantai Hachimantai58 kmŌfunato Ōfunato62 kmKamaishi Kamaishi66 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi67 kmYamada Yamada72 kmMiyako Miyako77 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Hanamaki?

About 141 km by road (126 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).