Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sado and Sendai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 285 km | 6h 39min |
| 🚲 Bike | 285 km | 19h 1min |
| 🚶 On foot | 254 km | 52h 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 Sado (Niigata) to Sendai (Miyagi) is 221 km in a straight line, or 285 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,240. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Sado → Sendai
- ↑Continue
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道350号350
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道350号350
- ←Turn left onto 国道350号350
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 栗ノ木バイパス464
- ←Turn left onto 33
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left onto 国道399号399
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 国道13号13
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 上山バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 国道458号458
- ↑Continue onto 山形上山線51
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 山形バイパス13
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 国道286号286
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 川崎バイパス286, 457
- ←Turn left onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48
- ↱Keep right onto 仙台西道路48
- ←Turn left onto 西公園通
- →Turn right onto 定禅寺通
- ←Turn left onto 晩翠通
- →Turn right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
芸能とトキの里新潟県
豊栄新潟県
関川新潟県
白い森おぐに山形県
いいで山形県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Sado
Niigata Niigata59 kmJōetsu Jōetsu98 kmNagaoka Nagaoka77 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki75 kmSanjō Sanjō69 kmShibata Shibata86 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō72 kmTsubame Tsubame64 kmMitsuke Mitsuke74 kmShirone Shirone65 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi106 kmOjiya Ojiya90 kmGosen Gosen78 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō68 kmKamo Kamo72 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 Sado to Sendai?
About 285 km by road (221 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sado to Sendai?
About 6h 39min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥4,240 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).