There are 10 ways to get from Nara-shi to Sendai by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Tōkyō StationNozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to SendaiKomachi / ...
4h 39m¥19,612–29,474Bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from JR Nara Station to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Take the night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Sendai
12h 55m¥11,200–14,700Drive 767.4 km
- Drive from Nara-shi to Sendai767.4 km
9h 59m¥12,789–18,473Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)ITM - SDJ
4h 5m¥17,636–51,080Train, night bus
- Take the train from Nara to KyōtoD: Nara Line Local / ...
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai StationForest
13h 11mTrain, train to Kobe, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Tsuruhashi
- Take the train from Tsuruhashi to Ōsaka
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Sannomiya
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)UKB - SDJ
4h 45mTrain, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the train from Yamato-Saidaiji to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)NGO - SDJ
5h 2m¥19,162–33,474Fly Osaka International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)ITM - HNA
- Take the train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
5h 9m¥54,936–111,280Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)ITM - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
5h 59m¥44,966–50,460Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Fukushima, train
- Take the train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Izumigo to Koriyama(Fukushima)
- Take the train from Kōriyama to Sendai
5h 40m¥28,516–42,430
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nara-shi to Sendai is to bus and night bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥15000 and takes 12h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nara-shi to Sendai is to train and fly which takes 4h 5m and costs ¥17000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Nara-shi station to Sendai. However, there are services departing from JR Nara Station and arriving at Sendai via Meitetsu Bus Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Nara-shi to Sendai. However, there are services departing from Yamato-Saidaiji and arriving at Sendai via Kyōto and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 39m.
The distance between Nara-shi and Sendai is 835 km. The road distance is 767.4 km.
The best way to get from Nara-shi to Sendai without a car is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs ¥19000 - ¥30000.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Nara-shi to Sendai, including transfers.
Nara-shi to Sendai bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, depart from JR Nara Station.
Nara-shi to Sendai train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kyōto station.
Nara-shi to Sendai bus services, operated by Meitetsu Bus, arrive at Meitetsu Bus Center station.
What companies run services between Nara-shi, Japan and Sendai, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamato-Saidaiji to Sendai via Kyōto and Tōkyō Station in around 4h 39m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
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 Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
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 Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–95,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–100,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–48,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–22,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- 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 Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
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
Train from Kōriyama to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- 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
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Ōsaka to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,600
- 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
- ¥2,300–2,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,500–2,200
- Green Seat
- ¥1,800–2,500
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Shin-Omiya to Osaka-Uehommachi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Train from Shin-Omiya to Tsuruhashi
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Train from Yamato-Saidaiji to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–750
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Nara to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tsuruhashi to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Yamato-Saidaiji to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Izumigo to Koriyama(Fukushima)
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from JR Nara Station to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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