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Ōtsuchi → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line151 km
By road192 km
Driving time2h 51min
Fuel cost¥2,850
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōtsuchi and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car192 km2h 51min
🚲 Bike192 km12h 47min
🚶 On foot174 km36h 17min

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 Ōtsuchi (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 151 km in a straight line, or 192 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,850. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Ōtsuchi →

Driving directions · Ōtsuchi → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 大槌小国線2680 m0min
  2. →Turn right377 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left53.0 km48min
  4. ↰Keep left438 m0min
  5. ↑Continue onto 国道45号458.6 km10min
  6. →Turn right297 m0min
  7. ←Turn left41.6 km35min
  8. ↰Keep left324 m0min
  9. ↖Turn slight left378 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  13. ←Turn left246 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right36.8 km26min
  15. ↰Keep left804 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left27 m0min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道346号346101 m0min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道45号45, 34620 m0min
  19. →Turn right108 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left375 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  23. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.7 km2min
  24. ←Turn left227 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left3.5 km3min
  26. ↰Keep left619 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線811.3 km10min
  28. ↑Continue onto 石巻街道3.0 km4min
  29. ←Turn left onto 愛宕上杉通511 m1min
  30. →Turn right755 m1min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

さんりく岩手県
高田松原岩手県
大谷海岸宮城県
津山宮城県
上品の郷宮城県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Ōtsuchi

Morioka Morioka74 kmKitakami Kitakami68 kmHanamaki Hanamaki67 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki83 kmMizusawa Mizusawa71 kmMiyako Miyako31 kmKamaishi Kamaishi10 kmŌfunato Ōfunato36 kmTōno Tōno32 kmYamada Yamada12 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmIchinohe Ichinohe108 kmKuji Kuji92 kmŌshū Ōshū68 kmHachimantai Hachimantai89 km

Distances from Sendai

Natori-shi Natori-shi11 kmRifu Rifu12 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi12 kmTomiya Tomiya14 kmShiogama Shiogama16 kmIwanuma Iwanuma18 kmMatsushima Matsushima21 kmWatari Watari26 kmŌkawara Ōkawara27 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima32 kmKakuda Kakuda34 kmFurukawa Furukawa35 kmYamoto Yamoto35 kmKogota Kogota35 kmShiroishi Shiroishi36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ōtsuchi to Sendai?

About 192 km by road (151 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).