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Sendai → Jōsō

Miyagi → Ibaraki
Straight line261 km
By road304 km
Driving time4h 2min
Fuel cost¥4,520
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Jōsō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car304 km4h 2min
🚲 Bike304 km20h 16min
🚶 On foot300 km62h 26min

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 Jōsō (Ibaraki) is 261 km in a straight line, or 304 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,520. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōsō → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Jōsō

  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 left189.0 km2h 14min
  16. ↰Keep left and take 6 toward 桜土浦, つくば525 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left toward 3549.1 km12min
  18. ↑Continue onto 赤浜谷田部線133343 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right659 m1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 谷田部バイパス3541.5 km2min
  21. ↑Continue onto 谷和原・学園通り3543.5 km4min
  22. ↑Continue onto 水海道バイパス3542.6 km3min
  23. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  24. ←Turn left316 m1min
  25. →Turn right151 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 Jōsō

Mitsukaidō Mitsukaidō3 kmIwai Iwai6 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai7 kmIshige Ishige9 kmBandō Bandō9 kmMoriya Moriya12 kmSakai Sakai16 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma16 kmUshiku Ushiku17 kmNaka Naka19 kmToride Toride19 kmFujishiro Fujishiro19 kmAmi Ami21 kmTsukuba Tsukuba22 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Jōsō?

About 304 km by road (261 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,520 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).