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Kōya → Sendai

Wakayama → Miyagi
Straight line651 km
By road837 km
Driving time10h 24min
Fuel cost¥12,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōya and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car837 km10h 24min
🚲 Bike837 km55h 47min
🚶 On foot748 km155h 55min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 651 km in a straight line, or 837 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,430. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Kōya →

Driving directions · Kōya → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue868 m2min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道371号37111.8 km10min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right74 m0min
  6. ↰Turn sharp left266 m1min
  7. →Turn right226 m0min
  8. ←Turn left245 m0min
  9. ←Turn left237 m0min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto 橋本五條線552.4 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 山内恋野線104747 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道24号24, 3702.2 km2min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24494 m0min
  14. →Turn right467 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 京奈和自動車道E2424.0 km17min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 大和御所道路247.8 km7min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 大和御所道路249.2 km10min
  18. ↰Keep left713 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 奈良生駒線1286 m0min
  20. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 木津平城線7512.0 km2min
  22. ←Turn left136 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto ならやま大通り720 m1min
  24. →Turn right2.1 km2min
  25. ←Turn left274 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left6 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right507 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 京奈和自動車道E246.9 km4min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 京奈和自動車道E247.1 km4min
  30. ↰Keep left612 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 都市計画道路塚本深谷線1.3 km2min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left onto 城陽宇治線695.7 km5min
  33. ↑Continue onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245923 m2min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left1.1 km1min
  36. →Turn right392 m0min
  37. ↑Continue118 m0min
  38. ←Turn left740 m1min
  39. →Turn right203 m0min
  40. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  41. ↑Continue onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  42. ←Turn left onto 東海道1, 8812 m1min
  43. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  44. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  45. ↗Turn slight right101 m0min
  46. ←Turn left191 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  48. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right25.8 km18min
  50. ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  51. ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  52. ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  53. ↑Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  55. ↰Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  56. ↰Keep left425.6 km4h 25min
  57. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  58. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  59. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  60. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  61. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  62. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  63. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  64. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  65. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  66. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  67. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  68. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  69. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  70. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  71. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  72. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  73. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  74. →Turn right19 m0min
  75. ←Turn left141 m0min
  76. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  77. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  78. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  79. ↑Continue846 m1min
  80. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  81. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  82. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  83. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  84. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  85. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  86. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  87. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  88. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  89. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  90. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  91. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  92. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  93. →Turn right382 m0min
  94. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  95. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  96. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  97. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  98. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  99. →Turn right30 m0min
  100. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

レスティ 唐古・鍵奈良県
びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県

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

Distances from Kōya

Minato Minato43 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmHashimoto Hashimoto12 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmShingū Shingū63 kmGobō Gobō56 kmArida Arida49 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 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 Kōya to Sendai?

About 837 km by road (651 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).