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Kuji → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line227 km
By road285 km
Driving time3h 34min
Fuel cost¥4,230
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kuji and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car285 km3h 34min
🚲 Bike285 km18h 59min
🚶 On foot261 km54h 25min

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 Kuji (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 227 km in a straight line, or 285 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 34min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,230. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Kuji →

Driving directions · Kuji → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue168 m0min
  2. ←Turn left35 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 久慈岩泉線778 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道281号28141.1 km35min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道281号28131.3 km27min
  6. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線171.2 km1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  8. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  10. ←Turn left891 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  12. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  14. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  17. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left90.2 km58min
  19. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  23. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  24. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  26. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left7.7 km7min
  29. ←Turn left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right370 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

くじ岩手県
白樺の里やまがた岩手県
くずまき高原岩手県
石神の丘岩手県
石鳥谷岩手県
平泉岩手県
三本木宮城県

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

Distances from Kuji

Morioka Morioka76 kmKitakami Kitakami115 kmHanamaki Hanamaki106 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki152 kmMizusawa Mizusawa129 kmMiyako Miyako62 kmKamaishi Kamaishi102 kmŌfunato Ōfunato124 kmTōno Tōno99 kmYamada Yamada82 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi87 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi92 kmIchinohe Ichinohe41 kmŌshū Ōshū128 kmHachimantai Hachimantai63 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 Kuji to Sendai?

About 285 km by road (227 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 34min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,230 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).