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Sendai → Obihiro

Miyagi → Hokkaido
Straight line553 km
By road872 km
Driving time12h 55min
Fuel cost¥12,960
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Obihiro.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car872 km12h 55min
🚲 Bike872 km58h 9min
🚶 On foot636 km132h 31min

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 Obihiro (Hokkaido) is 553 km in a straight line, or 872 km by road. A car trip takes about 12h 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,960. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -8.2°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Obihiro → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Obihiro

  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528.5 km24min
  67. →Turn right onto 国道37号37, 23041.6 km36min
  68. ←Turn left onto 国道230号2304.6 km4min
  69. →Turn right onto 洞爺湖登別線29.0 km8min
  70. ←Turn left onto 国道453号45328.1 km27min
  71. →Turn right onto 国道276号276, 4539.2 km8min
  72. ↱Turn sharp right onto 美笛13号線林道1.4 km3min
  73. ↑Continue onto 草笛林道307 m1min
  74. →Turn right onto 国道276号276, 45322.1 km19min
  75. ←Turn left onto 国道453号453907 m1min
  76. →Turn right onto 支笏湖公園線1620.7 km19min
  77. ↑Continue onto 国道337号337843 m1min
  78. →Turn right onto 国道337号337199 m0min
  79. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道337号3371.2 km1min
  80. →Turn right356 m0min
  81. ←Turn left onto 3.3.9川南通1.6 km2min
  82. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道337号3375.7 km5min
  83. ←Turn left268 m0min
  84. ↱Keep right132.1 km1h 22min
  85. ↰Keep left onto 帯広広尾自動車道4.8 km3min
  86. ↰Keep left749 m1min
  87. ↑Continue onto 芽室帯広インター線1152482 m0min
  88. ←Turn left onto 国道38号387.5 km6min
  89. →Turn right onto 帯広停車場線261.4 km1min
  90. ←Turn left128 m0min
  91. →Turn right onto メイプルロード218 m0min
  92. 🏁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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Obihiro?

About 872 km by road (553 km in a straight line).

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

About 12h 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,960 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).