There are 8 ways to get from Iida to Sendai by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Nagano
best- Take the train from Sakuramachi(Nagano) to Okaya
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Nagano
- Take the train from Nagano to Ōmiya
- Take the train from Ōmiya to Sendai
7h 26mDrive 525.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Iida to Sendai525.4 km
7h 10m¥8,953–12,931Bus
- Take the bus from Kamiida to Komaba
- Take the bus from Chuodo Hirugami-Onsen to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
12h 16mBus, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the bus from Kamiida to Chuodo Mizunami-Tentoku
- Take the train from Mizunami to Kanayama
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)NGO - SDJ
6h 8mTrain
- Take the train from Iida to Okaya
- Take the train from Okaya to Shinjuku Station
- Take the train from Ueno to Sendai
7h 52m¥14,666–21,748Train, bus
- Take the train from Iida to Okaya
- Take the bus from Okaya Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Station
13h 24m¥9,096–17,348Bus, train, train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the bus from Kamiida to Chuodo Mizunami-Tentoku
- Take the train from Mizunami to Nagoya
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)ITM - SDJ
7h 8mBus to Komaki Airport, fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kamiida to Chuodo Mizunami-Tentoku
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)NKM - HNA
- Take the train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
7h 38m¥36,250–89,460
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iida to Sendai is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 7h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Iida to Sendai is to drive which takes 7h 10m and costs ¥8500 - ¥13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Iida to Sendai. However, there are services departing from Kamiida and arriving at Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center via Chuodo Hirugami-Onsen and Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Iida to Sendai. However, there are services departing from Sakuramachi(Nagano) and arriving at Sendai via Okaya, Shiojiri, Nagano and Ōmiya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 26m.
The distance between Iida and Sendai is 649 km. The road distance is 525.4 km.
The best way to get from Iida to Sendai without a car is to train via Nagano which takes 7h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Iida to Sendai, including transfers.
Iida to Sendai bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, depart from Kamiida station.
Iida to Sendai train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Sakuramachi(Nagano) station.
The best way to get from Iida to Sendai is to train via Nagano which takes 7h 26m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 16m.
What companies run services between Iida, Japan and Sendai, Japan?
You can take a train from Sakuramachi(Nagano) to Sendai via Okaya, Shiojiri, Nagano, and Ōmiya in around 7h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kamiida to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center via Komaba, Chuodo Hirugami-Onsen, and Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal in around 12h 16m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–55,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Komaki Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Sakuramachi(Nagano) to Okaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Mizunami to Kanayama
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Iida to Okaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Mizunami to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shiojiri to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,200–3,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,600–3,600
- Green Seat
- ¥3,500–4,600
Train from Okaya to Shinjuku Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ueno to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥8,500–9,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shiojiri to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagano to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Ōmiya to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Ueno to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Iida to Okaya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kamiida to Komaba
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kamiida to Chuodo Mizunami-Tentoku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Chuodo Hirugami-Onsen to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–4,700
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
Bus from Okaya Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,500
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Okaya Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–9,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Book at
- japanbusonline.com
- Daytime Bus
- ¥3,900–7,000
- Overnight Bus
- ¥6,500–9,000
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Iida to Sendai bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, arrive at Komaba station.
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