basic information

Sendai is connected by direct highway buses with Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and several cities in the Tohoku region. Below are more details on selected routes:

Route	highway bus	express train
Sendai - Tokyo	from 3,900 yen (5.5 hours)	10,500 yen (1.5 hours)
Sendai - Nagoya	10,190 yen (10 hours)	19,500 yen (4 hours)
Sendai - Kanazawa	8,970 yen (8.5 hours)	20,000 yen (5 hours)
Sendai - Kyoto	11,930 yen (11 hours)	21,500 yen (4.5 hours)
Sendai - Osaka	12,230 yen (12 hours)	21,500 yen (5 hours)

Prices for express trains (shinkansen included) are approximate.

Sendai - Tokyo:

Tokyo - Sendai Masamune, Dream Masamune
Operated by JR Bus Tohoku and Tohoku Kyuko Bus (Tobu).
Tokyo: Shinjuku JR Highway Bus Terminal Sendai: Sendai Station
DAY	5.5 hours, 5 buses per day 6,210 Yen (one way), 11,500 Yen (round trip within 10 days)
NIGHT	5.5 hours, 2 buses per day 6,210 Yen (one way), 11,500 Yen (round trip within 10 days)

Tokyo - Sendai Sweet
Operated by Tohoku Kyuko Bus (Tobu).
Tokyo: Hamamatsucho Station, Tokyo Station (Yaesu Exit) Sendai: Sendai Station
DAY	5.5 hours, 2 buses per day 6,210 Yen (one way), 11,500 Yen (round trip within 10 days)
NIGHT	5.5 hours, 1 bus per day 6,210 Yen (one way), 11,500 Yen (round trip within 10 days)

Tokyo - Sendai New Star
Operated by Tohoku Kyuko Bus (Tobu).
Tokyo: Tokyo Station (Yaesu Exit) Sendai: Sendai Station
DAY	5.5 hours, 1 bus per day 3,900 Yen (one way)
NIGHT	5.5 hours, 1 bus per day 3,900 Yen (one way)

Tokyo - Sendai - Yamagata Sendai/Yamagata Tokyo Bus
Operated by Orion Tour (English website).
Tokyo: Tokyo Station (Marunouchi Building) Sendai: Sendai Station (Yoyogi Seminar)
NIGHT	6 hours, 1 bus per day 4,000 Yen (one way), 7,500 Yen (round trip)

Sendai - Nagoya:

Sendai - Nagoya Meitetsu Sendai Line, Miyako Nagoya Line
Operated by Meitetsu Bus and Miyako.
Nagoya: Meitetsu Bus Center, Sakae Bus Terminal Sendai: Sendai Station
NIGHT	10 hours, 1 bus per day 10,190 Yen (one way), 18,340 Yen (round trip within 10 days)

Sendai - Kanazawa:

Sendai - Kanazawa Kanazawa - Sendai Line
Operated by Hokutetsu and Miyako.
Sendai: Sendai Station Kanazawa: Kanazawa Station
NIGHT	8.5 hours, 1 bus per day 8,970 Yen (one way), 16,100 Yen (round trip within 10 days)

Sendai - Kyoto:

Sendai - Kyoto - Osaka Forest
Operated by Kintetsu Bus and Miyako.
Kyoto: Kyoto Station (Hachijo Exit) Sendai: Sendai Station
NIGHT	11 hours, 1 bus per day 11,930 Yen (one way), 21,400 Yen (round trip within 10 days)

Sendai - Osaka:

Sendai - Kyoto - Osaka Forest
Operated by Kintetsu Bus and Miyako.
Osaka: Abenohashi Station (Tennoji Station), Kintetsu Namba Station Sendai: Sendai Station
NIGHT	12 hours, 1 bus per day 12,230 Yen (one way), 21,920 Yen (round trip within 10 days)

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