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Towada → Sendai

Aomori → Miyagi
Straight line263 km
By road303 km
Driving time3h 53min
Fuel cost¥4,510
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Towada and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car303 km3h 53min
🚲 Bike303 km20h 13min
🚶 On foot303 km63h 4min

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 Towada (Aomori) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 263 km in a straight line, or 303 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,510. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Towada →

Driving directions · Towada → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue57 m0min
  2. →Turn right116 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 三本木大通り455.6 km5min
  4. ↑Continue2.0 km2min
  5. →Turn right onto 十和田バイパス412.9 km11min
  6. →Turn right onto 浅水南部線2334.6 km5min
  7. ←Turn left onto 浅水南部線2336.1 km6min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 104285 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 南部田子線143199 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線2582.1 km2min
  11. ↑Continue onto 十和田三戸線45978 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 三戸南部線258731 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 三戸南部線258960 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left775 m1min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道4号454.5 km47min
  16. ←Turn left589 m1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 岩手平舘線172.0 km2min
  18. ↑Continue1.2 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道4号4, 2812.8 km2min
  20. ←Turn left891 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 藪川川口線158483 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 岩手川口停車場線1571.1 km1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 岩手川口バイパス4, 2814.2 km4min
  24. ←Turn left onto 好摩停車場線129850 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 渋民田頭線3014.3 km4min
  26. →Turn right onto 国道4号4, 2815.7 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  28. ↰Keep left90.2 km58min
  29. ↰Keep left552 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right755 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 花巻平泉線37182 m0min
  32. ↑Continue onto 三日町瀬原線3004.8 km5min
  33. →Turn right onto 町道祗園線184 m0min
  34. ⟳At roundabout, take exit 2 onto 町道祗園線337 m0min
  35. ↰Keep left78.4 km53min
  36. ↰Keep left580 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right900 m1min
  38. ↰Keep left7.7 km7min
  39. ←Turn left onto 県道22号仙台泉線（勾当台通り）221.4 km1min
  40. ↱Turn sharp right370 m0min
  41. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

とわだ青森県
さんのへ青森県
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 Towada

Aomori Aomori46 kmHachinohe Hachinohe28 kmHirosaki Hirosaki62 kmMutsu Mutsu74 kmGoshogawara Goshogawara68 kmMisawa Misawa17 kmKuroishi Kuroishi53 kmNamioka Namioka53 kmShimokizukuri Shimokizukuri74 kmTsugaru Tsugaru71 kmHirakawa Hirakawa54 kmInuotose Inuotose10 kmFurudate Furudate13 kmKuroishi Kuroishi43 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 Towada to Sendai?

About 303 km by road (263 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,510 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).