Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sendai and Nikaho.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 183 km | 2h 43min |
| 🚲 Bike | 183 km | 12h 11min |
| 🚶 On foot | 158 km | 32h 56min |
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 Nikaho (Akita) is 137 km in a straight line, or 183 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,720. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Sendai → Nikaho
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 晩翠通
- →Turn right onto 広瀬通48
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 国道48号48, 457
- →Turn right onto 尾花沢関山線29
- →Turn right onto 尾花沢関山線29
- →Turn right onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29
- ←Turn left onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29
- →Turn right onto 山形県道29号尾花沢関山線29
- ↑Continue onto 東根尾花沢線120
- →Turn right onto 山形北バイパス13
- ←Turn left onto 東根尾花沢線120
- ↑Continue onto 大石田土生田線189
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 東北中央自動車道E13
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 新庄舟形線56
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道47号47
- →Turn right onto 大沼新田清川停車場線361
- ↑Continue onto 国道345号345
- →Turn right onto 酒田松山線40
- ←Turn left onto 酒田松山線40
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道345号345
- ↑Continue onto 国道344号344, 345
- ↑Continue onto 国道345号345
- ↑Continue onto 国道345号旧道
- ←Turn left onto 酒田遊佐線60
- →Turn right onto 酒田遊佐線60
- ↑Continue onto 十里塚遊佐線375
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道345号345
- →Turn right onto 国道7号7, 345
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 小出金浦線290
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
むらやま山形県
尾花沢山形県
とざわ山形県
しょうない山形県
鳥海山形県
象潟秋田県
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 Nikaho
Yurihonjō Yurihonjō17 kmYuzawa Yuzawa50 kmŌmagari Ōmagari51 kmDaisen Daisen51 kmAkita Akita52 kmYokote Yokote53 kmKakunodatemachi Kakunodatemachi65 kmOga Oga67 kmKatagami Katagami68 kmTennō Tennō70 kmSemboku Semboku85 kmNoshiro Noshiro105 kmKita-Akita Kita-Akita110 kmTakanosu Takanosu112 kmŌdate Ōdate123 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sendai to Nikaho?
About 183 km by road (137 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Nikaho?
About 2h 43min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥2,720 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).