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Tsuchiura → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line249 km
By road280 km
Driving time3h 40min
Fuel cost¥4,150
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsuchiura and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car280 km3h 40min
🚲 Bike280 km18h 38min
🚶 On foot286 km59h 35min

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 Tsuchiura (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 249 km in a straight line, or 280 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,150. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Tsuchiura →

Driving directions · Tsuchiura → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue602 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 国道354号旧道20 m0min
  3. ←Turn left179 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 国体道路4.0 km5min
  5. ←Turn left523 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 水戸街道64.8 km5min
  7. ↰Keep left and take E6 toward 千代田石岡IC673 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right and take E6 toward いわき, 北関東道168.3 km2h 0min
  9. ↰Keep left267 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left51.3 km48min
  11. ↰Keep left34.2 km23min
  12. ↰Keep left565 m0min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left onto 市道飯野坂杉ヶ袋線927 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 奥州街道2738.2 km8min
  15. ←Turn left onto 広瀬河畔通2734.5 km5min
  16. ↑Continue onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）22149 m0min
  17. ←Turn left356 m0min
  18. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県
ならは福島県

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

Distances from Tsuchiura

Mito Mito36 kmHitachi Hitachi69 kmTsukuba Tsukuba16 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka45 kmKatsuta Katsuta44 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki21 kmToride Toride24 kmUshiku Ushiku15 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi42 kmShimodate Shimodate31 kmKoga Koga46 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmIshioka Ishioka12 kmYūki Yūki38 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki91 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 Tsuchiura to Sendai?

About 280 km by road (249 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,150 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).