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Sendai → Towada

Miyagi → Aomori
Straight line263 km
By road304 km
Driving time3h 53min
Fuel cost¥4,520
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Towada.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car304 km3h 53min
🚲 Bike304 km20h 17min
🚶 On foot303 km63h 4min

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 Towada (Aomori) is 263 km in a straight line, or 304 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,520. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Towada → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Towada

  1. ↑Continue356 m0min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  3. →Turn right onto 仙台泉線227.1 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道4号4, 47775 m1min
  5. ↰Keep left728 m1min
  6. ↱Keep right176.4 km1h 57min
  7. ↰Keep left1.5 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left6.0 km5min
  9. ←Turn left onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  10. ↑Continue onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2814.2 km4min
  12. →Turn right onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  14. ↑Continue891 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2812.8 km2min
  16. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  18. ↑Continue589 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 沼宮内バイパス4, 28154.5 km47min
  20. ↱Keep right775 m1min
  21. ↗Turn slight right onto 三戸南部線258960 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 三戸南部線258731 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 十和田三戸線45978 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線2582.1 km2min
  25. ↑Continue onto 南部田子線143199 m0min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 104285 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 浅水南部線2336.1 km6min
  28. →Turn right onto 浅水南部線2334.6 km5min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道4号412.9 km11min
  30. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  31. ↑Continue onto 戸来十和田線1455.6 km5min
  32. →Turn right116 m0min
  33. ←Turn left57 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

三本木宮城県
平泉岩手県
石鳥谷岩手県
石神の丘岩手県
さんのへ青森県
とわだ青森県

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 Towada

Inuotose Inuotose10 kmFurudate Furudate13 kmMisawa Misawa17 kmHachinohe Hachinohe28 kmKuroishi Kuroishi43 kmAomori Aomori46 kmKuroishi Kuroishi53 kmNamioka Namioka53 kmHirakawa Hirakawa54 kmHirosaki Hirosaki62 kmGoshogawara Goshogawara68 kmTsugaru Tsugaru71 kmShimokizukuri Shimokizukuri74 kmMutsu Mutsu74 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Towada?

About 304 km by road (263 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 53min 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).