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Hanamaki → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line126 km
By road140 km
Driving time1h 41min
Fuel cost¥2,070
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hanamaki and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car140 km1h 41min
🚲 Bike140 km9h 18min
🚶 On foot145 km30h 11min

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 Hanamaki (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 126 km in a straight line, or 140 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,070. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Hanamaki →

Driving directions · Hanamaki → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue25 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 花巻大曲線12856 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left onto 花巻和賀線1031.7 km2min
  4. ←Turn left onto 山の神諏訪線117 m0min
  5. →Turn right122 m0min
  6. ←Turn left111 m0min
  7. ←Turn left40.6 km28min
  8. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  11. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  12. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  13. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  15. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  16. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left7.7 km7min
  18. ←Turn left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  19. ↱Turn sharp right370 m0min
  20. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

平泉岩手県
三本木宮城県

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

Distances from Hanamaki

Morioka Morioka35 kmKitakami Kitakami11 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki52 kmMizusawa Mizusawa28 kmMiyako Miyako77 kmKamaishi Kamaishi66 kmŌfunato Ōfunato62 kmTōno Tōno37 kmYamada Yamada72 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi36 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi67 kmIchinohe Ichinohe94 kmKuji Kuji106 kmŌshū Ōshū28 kmHachimantai Hachimantai58 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 Hanamaki to Sendai?

About 140 km by road (126 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,070 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).