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Sendai → Tsuchiura

Miyagi → Ibaraki
Straight line249 km
By road281 km
Driving time3h 39min
Fuel cost¥4,170
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Tsuchiura.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car281 km3h 39min
🚲 Bike281 km18h 43min
🚶 On foot286 km59h 35min

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 Tsuchiura (Ibaraki) is 249 km in a straight line, or 281 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,170. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tsuchiura → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Tsuchiura

  1. ↑Continue370 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）22153 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 東二番丁通286, 483.2 km4min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 広瀬河畔通2731.3 km1min
  5. →Turn right onto あすと長町大通り線2731.7 km2min
  6. ↖Turn slight left onto 奥州街道2736.9 km7min
  7. ←Turn left onto 奥州街道27336 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 仙台バイパス4, 61.4 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 仙台館腰線258327 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 仙台館腰線258342 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 仙台空港線20628 m1min
  12. →Turn right257 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left78.0 km1h 4min
  14. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  15. ←Turn left181.1 km2h 9min
  16. ↰Keep left and take 6, 125 toward 土浦北535 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left and take 125, 6 toward 土浦, 霞ヶ浦1.9 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left and take 64, 125 toward 石岡, 土浦市街316 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 水戸街道125, 354201 m0min
  20. ←Turn left356 m1min
  21. ←Turn left62 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left153 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right679 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道354号旧道20 m0min
  25. ←Turn left602 m1min
  26. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ならは福島県
ひたちおおた茨城県

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 Tsuchiura

Naka Naka6 kmAmi Ami6 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura8 kmIshioka Ishioka12 kmUshiku Ushiku15 kmTsukuba Tsukuba16 kmInashiki Inashiki18 kmEdosaki Edosaki18 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa20 kmFujishiro Fujishiro21 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki21 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai22 kmMakabe Makabe22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō22 kmIshige Ishige22 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Tsuchiura?

About 281 km by road (249 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,170 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).