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Ōarai → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line218 km
By road241 km
Driving time3h 24min
Fuel cost¥3,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōarai and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car241 km3h 24min
🚲 Bike241 km16h 6min
🚶 On foot251 km52h 20min

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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 218 km in a straight line, or 241 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,590. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Ōarai →

Driving directions · Ōarai → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. ↰Keep left16 m0min
  3. ←Turn left88 m0min
  4. →Turn right36 m0min
  5. ←Turn left194 m0min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right37 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 磯浜さくら坂通り2, 108559 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 祝町いささかりんりん通り1.6 km2min
  9. ↑Continue onto 那珂湊大洗線108756 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 那珂湊大洗線108319 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left584 m1min
  12. →Turn right48 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 水戸那珂湊線6842 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道245号24515.9 km17min
  15. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道293号2931.2 km1min
  16. →Turn right1.7 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right782 m1min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 陸前浜街道612.2 km14min
  19. ←Turn left onto 滑川丘通り1.8 km2min
  20. ←Turn left onto 日立いわき線103.2 km3min
  21. ↰Keep left toward E6362 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right98.7 km1h 11min
  23. ↰Keep left267 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left51.3 km48min
  25. ↰Keep left34.2 km23min
  26. ↰Keep left565 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left onto 市道飯野坂杉ヶ袋線927 m1min
  28. →Turn right onto 奥州街道2738.2 km8min
  29. ←Turn left onto 広瀬河畔通2734.5 km5min
  30. ↑Continue onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）22149 m0min
  31. ←Turn left356 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

日立おさかなセンター茨城県
ならは福島県

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

Distances from Ōarai

Mito Mito13 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmTsukuba Tsukuba45 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmKatsuta Katsuta9 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki59 kmToride Toride64 kmUshiku Ushiku56 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi39 kmShimodate Shimodate54 kmKoga Koga79 kmMoriya Moriya67 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmYūki Yūki63 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki55 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 Ōarai to Sendai?

About 241 km by road (218 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).