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Sendai → Kōka

Miyagi → Shiga
Straight line556 km
By road732 km
Driving time8h 39min
Fuel cost¥10,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Kōka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car732 km8h 39min
🚲 Bike732 km48h 46min
🚶 On foot640 km133h 18min

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 Kōka (Shiga) is 556 km in a straight line, or 732 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,870. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kōka → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Kōka

  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, 2901.6 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2901.6 km1min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道290号290343 m0min
  37. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29015.4 km13min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459527 m0min
  39. ←Turn left onto 国道460号460187 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道460号46011.8 km10min
  41. ↑Continue477 m1min
  42. ↑Continue368 m1min
  43. →Turn right65 m0min
  44. ↰Turn sharp left182 m0min
  45. ↰Turn sharp left100 m0min
  46. →Turn right onto 国道460号4607.1 km6min
  47. ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 1716.5 km14min
  48. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289288 m0min
  49. →Turn right249 m0min
  50. ↰Keep left25.2 km15min
  51. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8422.0 km4h 21min
  52. ↱Keep right35.8 km22min
  53. ↰Keep left488 m0min
  54. ←Turn left onto 土山蒲生近江八幡線41429 m1min
  55. →Turn right onto 彦根八日市甲西線132.1 km2min
  56. ←Turn left onto 彦根八日市甲西線13628 m1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 水口竜王線1648.7 km9min
  58. ←Turn left onto 水口道路 and drive toward 四日市, 甲賀1230 m0min
  59. ←Turn left21 m0min
  60. 🏁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
花夢里にいつ新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県

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 Kōka

Minakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba2 kmKonan Konan6 kmHino Hino9 kmRittō Rittō15 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi16 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi17 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmKusatsu Kusatsu18 kmYasu Yasu18 kmMoriyama Moriyama19 kmŌtsu Ōtsu27 kmKitahama Kitahama30 kmHikone Hikone31 kmMaibara Maibara39 kmNagahama Nagahama46 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Kōka?

About 732 km by road (556 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).