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Sendai → Akita

Miyagi → Akita
Straight line174 km
By road216 km
Driving time3h 11min
Fuel cost¥3,210
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Akita.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car216 km3h 11min
🚲 Bike216 km14h 24min
🚶 On foot200 km41h 36min

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 Akita (Akita) is 174 km in a straight line, or 216 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,210. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Akita → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Akita

  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 right29.4 km20min
  7. ↰Keep left980 m1min
  8. ↰Keep left12.1 km10min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道47号47, 108, 4574.3 km4min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道457号線4577.7 km9min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道398号398, 45758.2 km50min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道398号3989.7 km8min
  13. ↑Continue onto 川連増田平鹿線1085.2 km5min
  14. →Turn right onto 川連増田平鹿線10871 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 川連増田平鹿線1085.7 km6min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道13号13, 3421.3 km1min
  17. ←Turn left145 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left171 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right880 m2min
  20. →Turn right921 m1min
  21. ↑Continue2.7 km4min
  22. ←Turn left onto 金沢吉田柳田線2674.1 km4min
  23. ←Turn left427 m1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 横手大森大内線29172 m0min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left269 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right513 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto 秋田自動車道E4648.9 km42min
  28. ↰Keep left800 m1min
  29. ↰Keep left9.0 km8min
  30. →Turn right onto 南有楽町通り281.8 km3min
  31. ←Turn left onto すずらん通り51 m0min
  32. →Turn right39 m0min
  33. ←Turn left55 m0min
  34. 🏁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
あ・ら・伊達な道の駅宮城県
路田里はなやま宮城県
十文字秋田県
かみおか秋田県

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 Akita

Katagami Katagami21 kmTennō Tennō24 kmOga Oga29 kmYurihonjō Yurihonjō37 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi41 kmŌmagari Ōmagari43 kmDaisen Daisen44 kmNikaho Nikaho52 kmSemboku Semboku54 kmNoshiro Noshiro55 kmYokote Yokote58 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita59 kmTakanosu Takanosu60 kmYuzawa Yuzawa70 kmŌdate Ōdate72 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Akita?

About 216 km by road (174 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 11min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,210 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).