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Sendai → Chikusei

Miyagi → Ibaraki
Straight line230 km
By road272 km
Driving time3h 27min
Fuel cost¥4,040
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Chikusei.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car272 km3h 27min
🚲 Bike272 km18h 8min
🚶 On foot265 km55h 12min

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 Chikusei (Ibaraki) is 230 km in a straight line, or 272 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,040. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Chikusei → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Chikusei

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通556 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 広瀬通484.4 km5min
  4. ↰Keep left576 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left212.2 km2h 26min
  6. ↰Keep left524 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left146 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 矢板那須線302.2 km2min
  9. ↗Turn slight right onto 奥州街道3533.4 km3min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道4号45.2 km4min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right2.0 km2min
  12. ↖Turn slight left onto 125125552 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 奥州街道44.4 km4min
  14. ↱Keep right232 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 宝積寺バイパス10698 m1min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right onto 宇都宮高根沢バイパス4089.0 km9min
  17. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道123106 m0min
  18. ↑Make a U-turn onto 水戸街道123117 m0min
  19. ←Turn left onto 鬼怒テクノ通り4086.8 km6min
  20. ↰Keep left370 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 宇都宮真岡線46772 m1min
  22. →Turn right4.1 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 八木岡バイパス29410.4 km11min
  24. ←Turn left89 m0min
  25. →Turn right2.1 km3min
  26. ←Turn left124 m0min
  27. ←Turn left54 m0min
  28. →Turn right93 m0min
  29. ←Turn left43 m0min
  30. →Turn right24 m0min
  31. ↑Continue196 m0min
  32. ←Turn left284 m1min
  33. →Turn right140 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

村田宮城県
国見 あつかしの郷福島県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
やいた栃木県
にのみや栃木県

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 Chikusei

Shimodate Shimodate2 kmYūki Yūki9 kmIwase Iwase11 kmMakabe Makabe12 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa14 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma15 kmTsukuba Tsukuba17 kmIshige Ishige22 kmKasama Kasama27 kmKoga Koga28 kmTomobe Tomobe29 kmSakai Sakai29 kmBandō Bandō29 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura30 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Chikusei?

About 272 km by road (230 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,040 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).