Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Hanamaki and Sendai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 140 km | 1h 41min |
| 🚲 Bike | 140 km | 9h 18min |
| 🚶 On foot | 145 km | 30h 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.
Driving directions · Hanamaki → Sendai
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 花巻大曲線12
- ↰Keep left onto 花巻和賀線103
- ←Turn left onto 山の神諏訪線
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37
- ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線300
- →Turn right onto 町道祗園線
- ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 県道22号仙台泉線(勾当台通り)22
- ↱Turn sharp right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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).