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Tokyo → Tsukuba

Tokyo → Ibaraki
Straight line68 km
By road81 km
Driving time1h 20min
Fuel cost¥1,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car81 km1h 20min
🚲 Bike81 km5h 24min
🚶 On foot78 km16h 11min

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 Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 68 km in a straight line, or 81 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,200. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Tsukuba

  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 left37.3 km29min
  21. ↰Keep left and drive toward 谷田部1.1 km2min
  22. ↰Keep left and take 19 toward つくば, 土浦9.7 km11min
  23. ←Turn left onto 学園西大通り4084.5 km5min
  24. ↰Keep left and take 408 toward 筑西, 下妻, 筑波山2.7 km3min
  25. →Turn right onto 長高野北条線2132.4 km3min
  26. ↱Keep right200 m0min
  27. ↑Continue165 m0min
  28. →Turn right9 m0min
  29. ←Turn left48 m0min
  30. ←Turn left213 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto つくば道139712 m2min
  32. ←Turn left onto つくば道139239 m0min
  33. →Turn right onto つくば道139548 m1min
  34. ↗Turn slight right onto つくば道139753 m1min
  35. →Turn right568 m1min
  36. ←Turn left172 m1min
  37. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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 Tsukuba

Sakuragawa Sakuragawa6 kmMakabe Makabe7 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma12 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura14 kmIshioka Ishioka15 kmIshige Ishige15 kmShimodate Shimodate15 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura16 kmChikusei Chikusei17 kmIwase Iwase17 kmNaka Naka18 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tokyo to Tsukuba?

About 81 km by road (68 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).