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Kesennuma → Kurihara

Miyagi → Miyagi
Straight line53 km
By road66 km
Driving time1h 2min
Fuel cost¥980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kesennuma and Kurihara.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car66 km1h 2min
🚲 Bike66 km4h 23min
🚶 On foot61 km12h 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.

⇄ Return route: Kurihara → Kesennuma →

Driving directions · Kesennuma → Kurihara

  1. ↑Continue16 m0min
  2. ←Turn left69 m0min
  3. ↗Turn slight right188 m0min
  4. ←Turn left25 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left102 m0min
  6. →Turn right67 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 南町魚市場線250 m0min
  8. ↑Continue onto 気仙沼港線5113 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 気仙沼街道26643 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 気仙沼街道2841.5 km2min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道284号28421.4 km18min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 千厩パイパス2848.4 km7min
  13. ←Turn left onto 弥栄金成線4810.2 km9min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道342号342416 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 弥栄金成線488.5 km8min
  16. ←Turn left onto 国道4号42.4 km3min
  17. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 金成バイパス47.7 km9min
  19. →Turn right2.1 km2min
  20. →Turn right138 m0min
  21. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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).