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Jōsō → Sendai

Ibaraki → Miyagi
Straight line261 km
By road305 km
Driving time4h 3min
Fuel cost¥4,530
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōsō and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car305 km4h 3min
🚲 Bike305 km20h 21min
🚶 On foot300 km62h 26min

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 Jōsō (Ibaraki) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 261 km in a straight line, or 305 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,530. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Jōsō →

Driving directions · Jōsō → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue460 m2min
  2. ←Turn left328 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 水海道有料道路354167 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left6.8 km8min
  5. ↑Continue onto 谷田部バイパス3542.1 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 谷田部バイパス35411 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 新都市中央通り354669 m1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道354号3549.0 km11min
  9. ↰Keep left and take E6 toward 桜土浦IC646 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right and drive toward いわき184.5 km2h 10min
  11. ↰Keep left267 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left51.3 km48min
  13. ↰Keep left34.2 km23min
  14. ↰Keep left565 m0min
  15. ↰Turn sharp left onto 市道飯野坂杉ヶ袋線927 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 奥州街道2738.2 km8min
  17. ←Turn left onto 広瀬河畔通2734.5 km5min
  18. ↑Continue onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）22149 m0min
  19. ←Turn left356 m0min
  20. 🏁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 Jōsō

Mito Mito56 kmHitachi Hitachi88 kmTsukuba Tsukuba22 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka65 kmKatsuta Katsuta64 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki25 kmToride Toride19 kmUshiku Ushiku17 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi62 kmShimodate Shimodate30 kmKoga Koga27 kmMoriya Moriya12 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmYūki Yūki30 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki109 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 Jōsō to Sendai?

About 305 km by road (261 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,530 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).