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Kamaishi → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line142 km
By road180 km
Driving time2h 41min
Fuel cost¥2,680
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kamaishi and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car180 km2h 41min
🚲 Bike180 km12h 1min
🚶 On foot163 km33h 59min

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 Kamaishi (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 142 km in a straight line, or 180 km by road. A car trip takes about 2h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,680. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Kamaishi →

Driving directions · Kamaishi → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue82 m0min
  2. →Turn right689 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left65 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道283号2831.7 km1min
  5. ←Turn left154 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left362 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 三陸自動車道, 釜石山田道路E4538.9 km35min
  8. ↰Keep left438 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道45号458.6 km10min
  10. →Turn right297 m0min
  11. ←Turn left41.6 km35min
  12. ↰Keep left324 m0min
  13. ↖Turn slight left378 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道45号4520.6 km23min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道342号342131 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 涌谷津山線612.3 km2min
  17. ←Turn left246 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right36.8 km26min
  19. ↰Keep left804 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left27 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道346号346101 m0min
  22. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道45号45, 34620 m0min
  23. →Turn right108 m0min
  24. ↖Turn slight left375 m1min
  25. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 9387 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 小牛田松島線1463.3 km3min
  27. →Turn right onto 宮城県道144号赤沼松島線1441.7 km2min
  28. ←Turn left227 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left3.5 km3min
  30. ↰Keep left619 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線811.3 km10min
  32. ↑Continue onto 石巻街道3.0 km4min
  33. ←Turn left onto 愛宕上杉通511 m1min
  34. →Turn right755 m1min
  35. 🏁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 Kamaishi

Morioka Morioka78 kmKitakami Kitakami65 kmHanamaki Hanamaki66 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki75 kmMizusawa Mizusawa65 kmMiyako Miyako42 kmŌfunato Ōfunato26 kmTōno Tōno29 kmYamada Yamada22 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi89 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi10 kmIchinohe Ichinohe116 kmKuji Kuji102 kmŌshū Ōshū62 kmHachimantai Hachimantai94 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 Kamaishi to Sendai?

About 180 km by road (142 km in a straight line).

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

About 2h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,680 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).