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Sendai → Wakkanai

Miyagi → Hokkaido
Straight line797 km
By road1,025 km
Driving time15h 28min
Fuel cost¥15,230
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Wakkanai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,025 km15h 28min
🚲 Bike1,025 km68h 21min
🚶 On foot916 km190h 50min

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 Wakkanai (Hokkaido) is 797 km in a straight line, or 1,025 km by road. A car trip takes about 15h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥15,230. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Wakkanai → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Wakkanai

  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 right176.4 km1h 57min
  7. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left6.0 km5min
  9. ←Turn left onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  10. ↑Continue onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2814.2 km4min
  12. →Turn right onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  14. ↑Continue891 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2812.8 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  18. ↑Continue589 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 沼宮内バイパス4, 28154.5 km47min
  20. ↱Keep right775 m1min
  21. ↗Turn slight right onto 三戸南部線258960 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 三戸南部線258731 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 十和田三戸線45978 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線2582.1 km2min
  25. ↑Continue onto 南部田子線143199 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 104285 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 浅水南部線2336.1 km6min
  28. →Turn right onto 浅水南部線2334.6 km5min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道4号412.9 km11min
  30. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 戸来十和田線1456.2 km6min
  32. ↑Continue onto 三沢十和田線1022.1 km19min
  33. ↱Keep right779 m1min
  34. ↱Keep right89 m0min
  35. ↑Continue onto 八戸野辺地線82.4 km2min
  36. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道4号4, 451.4 km1min
  37. ←Turn left25.0 km15min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道279号27933.4 km29min
  39. ↰Keep left onto むつ恐山公園大畑線41.1 km1min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道338号338189 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道279号2792.0 km2min
  42. ←Turn left onto 国道279号2797.2 km6min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道279号2795.6 km5min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道279号279567 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 国道279号279444 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right82 m0min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道279号279474 m0min
  48. ↑Continue onto 二枚橋バイパス2791.6 km1min
  49. ↑Continue onto 国道279号27927.4 km23min
  50. ←Turn left onto 国道279号27962 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 国道279号279301 m0min
  52. ←Turn left39.3 km1h 58min
  53. ←Turn left onto 津軽海峡フェリーのりばアクセス線222 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 函館湾臨港道路261 m0min
  55. →Turn right149 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 国道227号227, 228, 280833 m1min
  57. →Turn right onto 国道227号227700 m1min
  58. ←Turn left onto 国道227号22710.2 km9min
  59. ↑Continue onto 上磯峠下線963.8 km3min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道5号59.8 km8min
  61. ←Turn left onto 大沼公園インター線149862 m1min
  62. →Turn right29.7 km26min
  63. ↰Keep left953 m1min
  64. ↰Keep left onto 落部インター線1155137 m0min
  65. ←Turn left onto 国道5号514.6 km13min
  66. ↑Continue onto 国道5号543.3 km37min
  67. ←Turn left onto 寿都黒松内線915.3 km14min
  68. →Turn right onto 国道229号229, 27634.5 km30min
  69. →Turn right onto 国道276号2768.5 km7min
  70. ←Turn left onto 国道276号276174 m0min
  71. →Turn right onto 国道276号27629.9 km26min
  72. ↱Turn sharp right onto 登余市停車場線7532.3 km2min
  73. ↖Turn slight left33.0 km29min
  74. ↰Keep left576 m0min
  75. ↑Continue onto 銭函インター線14776 m0min
  76. →Turn right onto 銭函山手線14.9 km13min
  77. ↰Keep left422 m0min
  78. ←Turn left onto 国道231号23117.3 km15min
  79. ←Turn left2.5 km3min
  80. ←Turn left onto 国道231号23176.4 km1h 6min
  81. →Turn right onto 国道231号231, 45117.4 km15min
  82. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道231号231710 m1min
  83. ←Turn left onto 国道232号232, 23991.2 km1h 18min
  84. →Turn right onto 国道232号23220.1 km17min
  85. ↑Continue onto 天塩バイパス2324.7 km4min
  86. ↑Continue onto 国道232号2329.8 km8min
  87. ←Turn left onto 国道40号40, 23229.8 km19min
  88. →Turn right onto 国道40号40, 23223.1 km21min
  89. ↱Keep right418 m1min
  90. →Turn right onto 稚内天塩線106424 m0min
  91. 🏁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
石神の丘岩手県
さんのへ青森県
とわだ青森県
しちのへ青森県
よこはま青森県
なないろ・ななえ北海道

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 Wakkanai

Makubetsu Makubetsu12 kmRishiri Town Rishiri Town47 kmNayoro Nayoro133 kmShibetsu Shibetsu149 kmRumoi Rumoi164 kmMombetsu Mombetsu177 kmMobetsu Mobetsu184 kmAsahikawa Asahikawa190 kmFukagawa Fukagawa192 kmKamikawa Kamikawa195 kmTakikawa Takikawa208 kmAkabira Akabira209 kmUtashinai Utashinai213 kmSunagawa Sunagawa215 kmAshibetsu Ashibetsu215 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Wakkanai?

About 1,025 km by road (797 km in a straight line).

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

About 15h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥15,230 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).