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Shimo-tsuma → Sakai

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line18 km
By road23 km
Driving time27min
Fuel cost¥340
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimo-tsuma and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car23 km27min
🚲 Bike23 km1h 32min
🚶 On foot20 km4h 13min

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 Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) to Sakai (Ibaraki) is 18 km in a straight line, or 23 km by road. A car trip takes about 27min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥340. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Shimo-tsuma →

Driving directions · Shimo-tsuma → Sakai

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. →Turn right144 m0min
  3. ←Turn left173 m0min
  4. →Turn right131 m0min
  5. ←Turn left324 m1min
  6. →Turn right139 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357593 m1min
  8. →Turn right335 m1min
  9. ←Turn left865 m1min
  10. →Turn right540 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto つくば古河線561.8 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 高崎坂東線1361.0 km1min
  13. →Turn right onto 皆葉崎房線2173.3 km3min
  14. ←Turn left onto 結城坂東線203.1 km4min
  15. →Turn right683 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 土浦境線247.0 km7min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道354号3541.5 km1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道354号354740 m1min
  19. →Turn right170 m0min
  20. →Turn right187 m1min
  21. ←Turn left15 m0min
  22. →Turn right52 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ごか茨城県
さかい茨城県

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

Distances from Shimo-tsuma

Mito Mito47 kmHitachi Hitachi77 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka56 kmKatsuta Katsuta56 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki37 kmToride Toride33 kmUshiku Ushiku28 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi66 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmKoga Koga22 kmMoriya Moriya28 kmIshioka Ishioka27 kmYūki Yūki15 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki97 km

Distances from Sakai

Bandō Bandō7 kmIwai Iwai11 kmKoga Koga12 kmIshige Ishige15 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 kmYūki Yūki23 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmShimodate Shimodate28 kmChikusei Chikusei29 kmTsukuba Tsukuba29 kmMakabe Makabe33 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa33 kmNaka Naka33 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimo-tsuma to Sakai?

About 23 km by road (18 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Shimo-tsuma to Sakai?

About 27min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥340 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).