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Sendai → Shimotsuke

Miyagi → Tochigi
Straight line224 km
By road261 km
Driving time3h 16min
Fuel cost¥3,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Shimotsuke.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car261 km3h 16min
🚲 Bike261 km17h 23min
🚶 On foot258 km53h 42min

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 Shimotsuke (Tochigi) is 224 km in a straight line, or 261 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,870. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimotsuke → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Shimotsuke

  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 left221.3 km2h 32min
  6. ↰Keep left214 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left154 m0min
  8. ↑Continue onto 上河内スマートインター線348175 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left36 m0min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 上河内スマートインター線348173 m0min
  11. →Turn right240 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 梵天ゆず街道635.4 km5min
  13. →Turn right onto 田原街道637.9 km7min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 大曽通り2.0 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 大通り1083 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto バンバ通り587 m1min
  17. →Turn right151 m0min
  18. ←Turn left300 m0min
  19. →Turn right335 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 東京街道1191.7 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 東京街道11952 m0min
  22. ↗Turn slight right onto 宇都宮バイパス412.8 km17min
  23. ←Turn left onto 352352330 m0min
  24. ↱Turn sharp right855 m1min
  25. ↑Continue68 m0min
  26. ←Turn left391 m0min
  27. 🏁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
しもつけ栃木県

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 Shimotsuke

Kaminokawa Kaminokawa5 kmMibu Mibu6 kmTochigi Tochigi12 kmMooka Mooka14 kmOyama Oyama14 kmUtsunomiya Utsunomiya17 kmKanuma Kanuma19 kmMashiko Mashiko22 kmTanuma Tanuma26 kmFujioka Fujioka27 kmSano Sano28 kmMotegi Motegi31 kmUjiie Ujiie31 kmSakura Sakura36 kmKarasuyama Karasuyama37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Shimotsuke?

About 261 km by road (224 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).