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Matsushima → Chiba

Miyagi → Chiba
Straight line319 km
By road360 km
Driving time4h 51min
Fuel cost¥5,350
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Matsushima and Chiba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car360 km4h 51min
🚲 Bike360 km24h 1min
🚶 On foot367 km76h 31min

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 Matsushima (Miyagi) to Chiba (Chiba) is 319 km in a straight line, or 360 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 51min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,350. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Chiba → Matsushima →

Driving directions · Matsushima → Chiba

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right73 m0min
  3. ←Turn left223 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道45号45, 346562 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1442.6 km3min
  6. ←Turn left227 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left108.9 km1h 26min
  8. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  9. ←Turn left189.0 km2h 14min
  10. ↰Keep left and take 6 toward 桜土浦, つくば525 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left toward 354757 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 藤沢荒川沖線2011.8 km2min
  13. ←Turn left onto 学園東大通り55, 201819 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 水戸街道65.5 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left and take 408 toward 成田, 稲敷, 牛久阿見IC613 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 花水木通り148 m0min
  17. ←Turn left525 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto ふれあい通り2721.0 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 都市計画道貝塚中根線595 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 女化街道3.2 km4min
  21. →Turn right onto 土浦竜ヶ崎線4811.9 km14min
  22. ←Turn left onto 利根水郷ライン4724 m1min
  23. →Turn right114 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道356号356972 m1min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線旧道3.0 km5min
  26. ←Turn left onto 千葉ニュータウン北環状線189113 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 千葉竜ヶ崎線バイパス43.6 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 県道4号千葉竜ヶ崎線43.2 km3min
  29. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  30. →Turn right149 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 東京環状163.1 km3min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 東京環状166.2 km7min
  33. ↰Keep left337 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 東京環状162.8 km3min
  35. ↑Continue onto 国道126号126613 m1min
  36. ←Turn left239 m0min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道126号1263.6 km3min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 大和橋482 m1min
  39. ↑Continue onto 大網街道20424 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 202072 m0min
  41. ←Turn left63 m0min
  42. →Turn right117 m0min
  43. ←Turn left23 m0min
  44. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ならは福島県
ひたちおおた茨城県
やちよ千葉県

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

Distances from Matsushima

Sendai Sendai21 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki21 kmFurukawa Furukawa24 kmShiogama Shiogama7 kmTomiya Tomiya15 kmIwanuma Iwanuma35 kmShiroishi Shiroishi57 kmWatari Watari42 kmRifu Rifu9 kmKakuda Kakuda51 kmYamoto Yamoto15 kmŌkawara Ōkawara46 kmKogota Kogota20 kmWakuya Wakuya20 kmMarumori Marumori57 km

Distances from Chiba

Yotsukaidō Yotsukaidō7 kmIchihara Ichihara10 kmNarashino Narashino11 kmYachiyo Yachiyo15 kmHonchō Honchō16 kmFunabashi Funabashi16 kmSakura Sakura17 kmShisui Shisui19 kmYachimata Yachimata19 kmUrayasu Urayasu20 kmŌami Ōami20 kmKamagaya Kamagaya22 kmSodegaura Sodegaura22 kmShiroi Shiroi23 kmTōgane Tōgane23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Matsushima to Chiba?

About 360 km by road (319 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Matsushima to Chiba?

About 4h 51min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,350 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).