How do you combine Fukushima and Sendai?
Yes. Fukushima and Sendai combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Fukushima and 2 days in Sendai, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Fukushima and Sendai are only about 67 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Fukushima is Fukushima Airport (FKS), about 58 km away; for Sendai it is Sendai Airport (SDJ), about 15 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Fukushima
- a full day
- Sendai
- 2 days
- Together
- 3 days · about 67 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Sendai
- Sendai Foodie Tour: Morning Market, Lunch & Treats
- Matsushima Private Guided Tour
- Sendai Private Izakaya and Bar Tour
- Matsushima Sightseeing Tour
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.