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Sendai → Sado Airport

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line216 km
By road280 km
Driving time6h 31min
Fuel cost¥4,160
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Sado Airport.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car280 km6h 31min
🚲 Bike280 km18h 40min
🚶 On foot248 km51h 41min

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 Sado Airport (Niigata) is 216 km in a straight line, or 280 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,160. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sado Airport → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Sado Airport

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通556 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 広瀬通485.1 km6min
  4. ↰Keep left116 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left59 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31160 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線315.2 km5min
  8. →Turn right onto 秋保通28617.1 km15min
  9. ↑Continue807 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right24.9 km21min
  11. ↰Keep left327 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left749 m1min
  13. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left7.2 km6min
  15. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  20. ↑Continue846 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  22. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  23. ←Turn left141 m0min
  24. →Turn right19 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス134.7 km4min
  26. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  27. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  28. ←Turn left175 m0min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  32. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  34. ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 2905.4 km5min
  35. ↰Keep left782 m1min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 新発田豊栄線262.7 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 新潟新発田村上線3283 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right onto 新潟新発田村上線317.7 km16min
  39. ↑Continue onto 明石通り7, 8, 1713 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 栗ノ木バイパス464452 m0min
  41. ←Turn left281 m1min
  42. →Turn right108 m0min
  43. ←Turn left621 m1min
  44. →Turn right882 m1min
  45. ↖Turn slight left65.6 km3h 16min
  46. ←Turn left209 m1min
  47. →Turn right338 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道350号350112 m0min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道350号350740 m1min
  50. ↑Continue onto 佐渡一周線4551 m0min
  51. ←Turn left997 m1min
  52. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道350号3502.4 km3min
  53. ←Turn left onto 佐渡空港線282502 m1min
  54. ↱Keep right305 m1min
  55. ↑Continue432 m1min
  56. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県
豊栄新潟県
芸能とトキの里新潟県

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 Sado Airport

Ryōtsu-minato Ryōtsu-minato3 kmSado Sado6 kmMaki Maki54 kmNiigata Niigata56 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō59 kmShirone Shirone63 kmTsubame Tsubame63 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō65 kmSanjō Sanjō68 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō69 kmKamo Kamo70 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmGosen Gosen76 kmSuibara Suibara76 kmAgano Agano78 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Sado Airport?

About 280 km by road (216 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Sado Airport?

About 6h 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,160 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).