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Shimotsuke → Sendai

Tochigi → Miyagi
Straight line224 km
By road261 km
Driving time3h 18min
Fuel cost¥3,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimotsuke and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car261 km3h 18min
🚲 Bike261 km17h 23min
🚶 On foot258 km53h 42min

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 Shimotsuke (Tochigi) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 224 km in a straight line, or 261 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 18min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,870. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Shimotsuke →

Driving directions · Shimotsuke → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue391 m0min
  2. →Turn right68 m0min
  3. ↑Continue847 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道352号35276 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 352352249 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 日光街道412.7 km17min
  7. ↑Continue onto 東京街道1191.8 km2min
  8. →Turn right335 m0min
  9. ←Turn left300 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 市役所前通り151 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 本丸通り599 m1min
  12. →Turn right onto 大通り1085 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 赤門通り1.9 km2min
  14. ↖Turn slight left onto 田原街道635.0 km5min
  15. ←Turn left onto 田原街道116 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 田原街道632.7 km2min
  17. ←Turn left onto 田原街道631.2 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 小林逆面線1593.5 km4min
  19. →Turn right90 m0min
  20. ←Turn left67 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right552 m2min
  22. ↱Turn sharp right122 m0min
  23. ←Turn left164 m0min
  24. ←Turn left221.4 km2h 32min
  25. ↰Keep left656 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right4.3 km5min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  28. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  30. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  31. →Turn right30 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しもつけ栃木県
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 Shimotsuke

Utsunomiya Utsunomiya17 kmOyama Oyama14 kmAshikaga Ashikaga38 kmKanuma Kanuma19 kmSano Sano28 kmTochigi Tochigi12 kmMooka Mooka14 kmImaichi Imaichi38 kmKuroiso Kuroiso64 kmŌtawara Ōtawara53 kmMibu Mibu6 kmYaita Yaita43 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa5 kmUjiie Ujiie31 kmTanuma Tanuma26 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 Shimotsuke to Sendai?

About 261 km by road (224 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 18min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).