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Chikusei → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line230 km
By road273 km
Driving time3h 27min
Fuel cost¥4,050
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Chikusei and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car273 km3h 27min
🚲 Bike273 km18h 10min
🚶 On foot265 km55h 12min

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 Chikusei (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 230 km in a straight line, or 273 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,050. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Chikusei →

Driving directions · Chikusei → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue140 m0min
  2. ←Turn left284 m1min
  3. →Turn right196 m0min
  4. ↑Continue24 m0min
  5. ←Turn left43 m0min
  6. →Turn right93 m0min
  7. ←Turn left54 m0min
  8. →Turn right124 m0min
  9. →Turn right2.1 km3min
  10. ←Turn left41 m0min
  11. ↰Keep left60 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 常総バイパス294, 4088.7 km9min
  13. ←Turn left onto 鬼怒テクノ通り (真岡南バイパス)40814.1 km14min
  14. ↑Continue onto 清原中央通り9.0 km9min
  15. ↰Turn sharp left onto 宝積寺バイパス10695 m1min
  16. ↗Turn slight right131 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left4.5 km4min
  18. ←Turn left onto 125125539 m1min
  19. ↗Turn slight right onto 旧奥州街道1252.0 km2min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道4号45.1 km4min
  21. ↰Keep left77 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 奥州街道3533.4 km3min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 矢板那須線302.1 km2min
  24. ←Turn left313 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right212.5 km2h 26min
  26. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  29. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  32. →Turn right30 m0min
  33. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

にのみや栃木県
やいた栃木県
那須野が原博物館栃木県
明治の森・黒磯栃木県
国見 あつかしの郷福島県
村田宮城県

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

Distances from Chikusei

Mito Mito42 kmHitachi Hitachi68 kmTsukuba Tsukuba17 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka50 kmKatsuta Katsuta50 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki50 kmToride Toride47 kmUshiku Ushiku41 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi71 kmShimodate Shimodate2 kmKoga Koga28 kmMoriya Moriya43 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmYūki Yūki9 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki86 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 Chikusei to Sendai?

About 273 km by road (230 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,050 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).