Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kesennuma and Kurihara.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 66 km | 1h 2min |
| 🚲 Bike | 66 km | 4h 23min |
| 🚶 On foot | 61 km | 12h 38min |
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 Kesennuma (Miyagi) to Kurihara (Miyagi) is 53 km in a straight line, or 66 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥980. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Kesennuma → Kurihara
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ↗Turn slight right
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 南町魚市場線
- ↑Continue onto 気仙沼港線5
- ↑Continue onto 気仙沼街道26
- →Turn right onto 気仙沼街道284
- ↑Continue onto 国道284号284
- ↱Keep right onto 千厩パイパス284
- ←Turn left onto 弥栄金成線48
- ←Turn left onto 国道342号342
- →Turn right onto 弥栄金成線48
- ←Turn left onto 国道4号4
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right onto 金成バイパス4
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
むろね岩手県
かわさき岩手県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kesennuma
Sendai Sendai94 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki59 kmFurukawa Furukawa65 kmShiogama Shiogama80 kmTomiya Tomiya83 kmIwanuma Iwanuma108 kmShiroishi Shiroishi130 kmWatari Watari115 kmRifu Rifu82 kmKakuda Kakuda125 kmYamoto Yamoto61 kmŌkawara Ōkawara120 kmKogota Kogota60 kmWakuya Wakuya55 kmMarumori Marumori130 km
Distances from Kurihara
Tome Tome14 kmŌsaki Ōsaki18 kmFurukawa Furukawa20 kmKogota Kogota23 kmWakuya Wakuya26 kmYamoto Yamoto40 kmTomiya Tomiya41 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima41 kmMatsushima Matsushima42 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki45 kmRifu Rifu47 kmShiogama Shiogama48 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi50 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō52 kmSendai Sendai55 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kesennuma to Kurihara?
About 66 km by road (53 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kesennuma to Kurihara?
About 1h 2min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).