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Sendai → Kuji

Miyagi → Iwate
Straight line227 km
By road286 km
Driving time3h 34min
Fuel cost¥4,250
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Kuji.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car286 km3h 34min
🚲 Bike286 km19h 3min
🚶 On foot261 km54h 25min

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 Kuji (Iwate) is 227 km in a straight line, or 286 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,250. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kuji → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Kuji

  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. →Turn right onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道281号281, 34041.1 km35min
  21. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  22. ←Turn left35 m0min
  23. →Turn right168 m0min
  24. 🏁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
石鳥谷岩手県
石神の丘岩手県
くずまき高原岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くじ岩手県

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 Kuji

Ninohe Ninohe40 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 kmTakizawa Takizawa69 kmMorioka Morioka76 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmTōno Tōno99 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmŌshū Ōshū128 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Kuji?

About 286 km by road (227 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,250 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).