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Ninohe → Sendai

Iwate → Miyagi
Straight line228 km
By road254 km
Driving time3h 14min
Fuel cost¥3,780
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ninohe and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car254 km3h 14min
🚲 Bike254 km16h 57min
🚶 On foot262 km54h 40min

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 Ninohe (Iwate) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 228 km in a straight line, or 254 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 14min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,780. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Ninohe →

Driving directions · Ninohe → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue1.1 km2min
  2. ↗Turn slight right705 m1min
  3. →Turn right432 m1min
  4. ←Turn left837 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 二戸軽米線264, 274424 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 二戸一戸線2741.6 km2min
  7. ←Turn left261 m1min
  8. ↑Continue4 m0min
  9. ↑Continue944 m2min
  10. ←Turn left79 m0min
  11. →Turn right3.5 km5min
  12. →Turn right onto 一戸山形線5434 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 一戸バイパス432.7 km28min
  14. ←Turn left589 m1min
  15. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  16. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  18. ←Turn left891 m1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  22. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  25. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  26. ↰Keep left90.2 km58min
  27. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  31. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  32. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  34. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left7.7 km7min
  37. ←Turn left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right370 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

石神の丘岩手県
石鳥谷岩手県
平泉岩手県
三本木宮城県

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

Distances from Ninohe

Morioka Morioka67 kmKitakami Kitakami113 kmHanamaki Hanamaki102 kmIchinoseki Ichinoseki154 kmMizusawa Mizusawa130 kmMiyako Miyako89 kmKamaishi Kamaishi122 kmŌfunato Ōfunato140 kmTōno Tōno110 kmYamada Yamada107 kmShizukuishi Shizukuishi72 kmŌtsuchi Ōtsuchi114 kmIchinohe Ichinohe8 kmKuji Kuji40 kmŌshū Ōshū129 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 Ninohe to Sendai?

About 254 km by road (228 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 14min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,780 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).