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Kurihara → Matsushima

Miyagi → Miyagi
Straight line42 km
By road52 km
Driving time55min
Fuel cost¥770
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kurihara and Matsushima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car52 km55min
🚲 Bike52 km3h 28min
🚶 On foot48 km10h 6min

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 Kurihara (Miyagi) to Matsushima (Miyagi) is 42 km in a straight line, or 52 km by road. A car trip takes about 55min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥770. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Matsushima → Kurihara →

Driving directions · Kurihara → Matsushima

  1. ↑Continue138 m0min
  2. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  3. →Turn right onto 築館栗駒公園線42254 m0min
  4. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道4号45.6 km6min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道4号44.4 km5min
  6. ←Turn left1.2 km2min
  7. ↗Turn slight right onto 古川佐沼線11.7 km2min
  8. ←Turn left onto 鹿島台高清水線195.3 km5min
  9. ↑Continue onto 古川登米線15, 19405 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 鹿島台高清水線191.6 km1min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right393 m1min
  12. ←Turn left2.9 km4min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道108号108270 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 1461463.3 km3min
  15. ←Turn left onto 古川松山線32582 m1min
  16. ↑Continue onto 利府松山線40725 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 利府松山線408.1 km7min
  18. ←Turn left onto 石巻鹿島台色麻線16640 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 小牛田松島線1466.6 km7min
  20. ←Turn left onto 大和松島線91.6 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left52 m0min
  22. ↖Turn slight left onto 宮城県道8号仙台松島線8, 92.4 km2min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道45号45, 3461.7 km2min
  24. →Turn right533 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left320 m1min
  26. →Turn right114 m0min
  27. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

おおさと宮城県

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

Distances from Kurihara

Sendai Sendai55 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki45 kmFurukawa Furukawa20 kmShiogama Shiogama48 kmTomiya Tomiya41 kmIwanuma Iwanuma73 kmShiroishi Shiroishi90 kmWatari Watari81 kmRifu Rifu47 kmKakuda Kakuda89 kmYamoto Yamoto40 kmŌkawara Ōkawara81 kmKogota Kogota23 kmWakuya Wakuya26 kmMarumori Marumori95 km

Distances from Matsushima

Shiogama Shiogama7 kmRifu Rifu9 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi10 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima11 kmYamoto Yamoto15 kmTomiya Tomiya15 kmKogota Kogota20 kmWakuya Wakuya20 kmSendai Sendai21 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki21 kmFurukawa Furukawa24 kmŌsaki Ōsaki25 kmNatori-shi Natori-shi28 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō35 kmIwanuma Iwanuma35 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kurihara to Matsushima?

About 52 km by road (42 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kurihara to Matsushima?

About 55min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).