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Tokyo → Shimodate

Tokyo → Ibaraki
Straight line73 km
By road85 km
Driving time1h 23min
Fuel cost¥1,260
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Shimodate.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car85 km1h 23min
🚲 Bike85 km5h 39min
🚶 On foot84 km17h 25min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Shimodate (Ibaraki) is 73 km in a straight line, or 85 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 23min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,260. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimodate → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Shimodate

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511274 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 北通り3505249 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 東通り3509141 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 青梅街道4, 53.8 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 靖国通り3023.2 km3min
  8. ←Turn left onto 外堀通り405389 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 昌平橋通り17484 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 蔵前橋通り191 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 中央通り4377.3 km8min
  12. ↰Keep left292 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right74 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 江北橋通り467304 m1min
  15. ←Turn left343 m0min
  16. →Turn right887 m1min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 平方東京線1021.2 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 環七通り318161 m0min
  19. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left26.2 km21min
  21. ↰Keep left735 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left8.0 km9min
  23. ↑Continue onto 常総バイパス29417.1 km16min
  24. ↰Keep left and take 125 toward 古河, 八千代, 土浦, つくば10.3 km11min
  25. →Turn right128 m0min
  26. ←Turn left310 m1min
  27. →Turn right44 m0min
  28. ←Turn left2.3 km4min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しもつま茨城県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Tokyo

Hachiōji Hachiōji33 kmMachida Machida27 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashimurayama Higashimurayama21 kmŌme Ōme42 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKokubunji Kokubunji20 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmFussa Fussa34 kmItsukaichi Itsukaichi43 kmHigashiyamato Higashiyamato25 km

Distances from Shimodate

Chikusei Chikusei2 kmYūki Yūki9 kmMakabe Makabe11 kmIwase Iwase12 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma13 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa13 kmTsukuba Tsukuba15 kmIshige Ishige20 kmKasama Kasama27 kmKoga Koga27 kmBandō Bandō28 kmSakai Sakai28 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura29 kmIwai Iwai29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokyo to Shimodate?

About 85 km by road (73 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tokyo to Shimodate?

About 1h 23min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,260 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).