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Kurihara → Kesennuma

Miyagi → Miyagi
Straight line53 km
By road66 km
Driving time1h 2min
Fuel cost¥980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kurihara and Kesennuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car66 km1h 2min
🚲 Bike66 km4h 23min
🚶 On foot61 km12h 38min

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 Kesennuma (Miyagi) is 53 km in a straight line, or 66 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥980. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kesennuma → Kurihara →

Driving directions · Kurihara → Kesennuma

  1. ↑Continue138 m0min
  2. ←Turn left2.1 km2min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道4号47.7 km9min
  4. ↰Keep left1.3 km2min
  5. ←Turn left onto 金成バイパス42.4 km3min
  6. →Turn right onto 弥栄金成線488.5 km8min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道342号342416 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 弥栄金成線4810.2 km9min
  9. →Turn right onto 薄衣バイパス28429.8 km26min
  10. ↑Continue onto 気仙沼街道2841.5 km2min
  11. ←Turn left onto 気仙沼街道26643 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 気仙沼港線5113 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 南町魚市場線250 m0min
  14. ↑Continue67 m0min
  15. ←Turn left126 m0min
  16. →Turn right188 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left25 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right45 m0min
  19. →Turn right16 m0min
  20. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

かわさき岩手県
むろね岩手県

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 Kesennuma

Tome Tome42 kmOnagawa Chō Onagawa Chō52 kmWakuya Wakuya55 kmIshinomaki Ishinomaki59 kmKogota Kogota60 kmYamoto Yamoto61 kmŌsaki Ōsaki63 kmHigashimatsushima Higashimatsushima65 kmFurukawa Furukawa65 kmMatsushima Matsushima74 kmShiogama Shiogama80 kmRifu Rifu82 kmTomiya Tomiya83 kmTagajō-shi Tagajō-shi84 kmSendai Sendai94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kurihara to Kesennuma?

About 66 km by road (53 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 2min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).