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Jōetsu → Sendai

Niigata → Miyagi
Straight line263 km
By road334 km
Driving time4h 29min
Fuel cost¥4,970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōetsu and Sendai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car334 km4h 29min
🚲 Bike334 km22h 17min
🚶 On foot302 km62h 53min

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 Jōetsu (Niigata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 263 km in a straight line, or 334 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,970. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sendai → Jōetsu →

Driving directions · Jōetsu → Sendai

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right36 m0min
  3. →Turn right122 m0min
  4. ←Turn left2.1 km2min
  5. ↱Keep right693 m1min
  6. ↰Keep left478 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right116.1 km1h 16min
  8. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11611.2 km10min
  11. ↰Keep left185 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right122 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 新潟新発田村上線315.6 km14min
  14. ↖Turn slight left6.1 km5min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道290号29024.1 km21min
  16. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  19. ←Turn left onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left175 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  22. ←Turn left3.8 km5min
  23. ↱Keep right33 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道13号134.7 km4min
  25. →Turn right19 m0min
  26. ←Turn left141 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  28. →Turn right onto 上山バイパス132.1 km2min
  29. ↰Keep left375 m0min
  30. ↑Continue846 m1min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  32. ↑Continue onto 山形上山線511.7 km2min
  33. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267660 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267996 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス136.9 km6min
  36. ↰Keep left230 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right48 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  39. ↖Turn slight left376 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right25.2 km21min
  41. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  42. ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 45717.1 km15min
  43. ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線315.5 km5min
  44. →Turn right382 m0min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路484.1 km5min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48344 m0min
  47. ←Turn left onto 西公園通429 m1min
  48. →Turn right onto 定禅寺通294 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通135 m0min
  50. →Turn right30 m0min
  51. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
新潟ふるさと村新潟県
豊栄新潟県
関川新潟県

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

Distances from Jōetsu

Niigata Niigata107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmShibata Shibata132 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō107 kmTsubame Tsubame84 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmShirone Shirone98 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmGosen Gosen105 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō112 kmKamo Kamo91 kmMurakami Murakami163 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 Jōetsu to Sendai?

About 334 km by road (263 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).