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Ichinohe → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line220 km
By road244 km
Driving time3h 2min
Fuel cost¥3,630
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ichinohe and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car244 km3h 2min
🚲 Bike244 km16h 18min
🚶 On foot253 km52h 43min

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 Ichinohe (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 220 km in a straight line, or 244 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,630. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Ichinohe →

Driving directions · Ichinohe → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue onto 茂谷線921 m2min
  2. ↰Turn sharp left185 m0min
  3. ↱Keep right onto 町道西法寺北線696 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 町道西法寺南支線110 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 町道西法寺南線376 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 県道二戸一戸線2742.6 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道4号428.2 km24min
  8. ←Turn left589 m1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  10. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  12. ←Turn left891 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  14. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  16. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  20. ↰Keep left90.2 km58min
  21. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  24. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  25. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  26. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  27. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  28. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left7.7 km7min
  31. ←Turn left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  32. ↱Turn sharp right370 m0min
  33. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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 Ichinohe

Morioka Morioka59 kmKitakami Kitakami105 kmHanamaki Hanamaki94 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki146 kmMizusawa Mizusawa122 kmMiyako Miyako85 kmKamaishi Kamaishi116 kmŌfunato Ōfunato133 kmTōno Tōno103 kmYamada Yamada101 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi64 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi108 kmKuji Kuji41 kmŌshū Ōshū121 kmHachimantai Hachimantai38 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 Ichinohe to Sendai?

About 244 km by road (220 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,630 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).