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Sendai → Tainai

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line132 km
By road172 km
Driving time2h 37min
Fuel cost¥2,550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Tainai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car172 km2h 37min
🚲 Bike172 km11h 28min
🚶 On foot152 km31h 41min

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 Tainai (Niigata) is 132 km in a straight line, or 172 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,550. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tainai → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Tainai

  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11363.9 km56min
  32. ←Turn left onto 中条黒川バイパス71.9 km2min
  33. →Turn right503 m1min
  34. ←Turn left1.7 km2min
  35. →Turn right onto 荒井浜黒川線508266 m0min
  36. ←Turn left696 m1min
  37. →Turn right112 m0min
  38. ←Turn left324 m1min
  39. →Turn right606 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 中条乙線1731.0 km1min
  41. ↱Keep right103 m0min
  42. ↱Keep right420 m1min
  43. →Turn right onto 會津八一通り155 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 會津八一通り390 m1min
  45. ↰Keep left300 m1min
  46. ←Turn left42 m0min
  47. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  48. →Turn right263 m1min
  49. ←Turn left92 m0min
  50. 🏁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
胎内新潟県

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 Tainai

Shibata Shibata13 kmMurakami Murakami21 kmSuibara Suibara28 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmAgano Agano35 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō37 kmNiigata Niigata38 kmGosen Gosen41 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu45 kmShirone Shirone46 kmKamo Kamo54 kmMaki Maki56 kmTsubame Tsubame60 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō61 kmSanjō Sanjō62 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Tainai?

About 172 km by road (132 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).