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Shimo-tsuma → Ushiku

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line28 km
By road34 km
Driving time41min
Fuel cost¥500
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimo-tsuma and Ushiku.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car34 km41min
🚲 Bike34 km2h 16min
🚶 On foot33 km6h 48min

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 Ushiku (Ibaraki) is 28 km in a straight line, or 34 km by road. A car trip takes about 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥500. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ushiku → Shimo-tsuma →

Driving directions · Shimo-tsuma → Ushiku

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. ←Turn left72 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線357395 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道125号125366 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 下妻常総線1291.9 km3min
  6. ←Turn left377 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 常総バイパス2941.5 km1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 下妻常総線1291.2 km1min
  9. ←Turn left onto つくば古河線56782 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto つくば古河線旧道795 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 赤浜谷田部線133442 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 赤浜谷田部線133934 m1min
  13. ←Turn left2.6 km3min
  14. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto つくば真岡線45474 m1min
  16. ←Turn left onto 土浦境線241.8 km2min
  17. →Turn right2.3 km3min
  18. →Turn right3.4 km4min
  19. ↑Continue onto サイエンス大通り19985 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left2.0 km3min
  21. →Turn right onto 牛久学園通り4086.2 km7min
  22. →Turn right onto 館野牛久線2021.4 km2min
  23. →Turn right168 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 谷田部牛久線143260 m0min
  25. ↑Continue2.0 km2min
  26. ←Turn left234 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right65 m0min
  28. 🏁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 Shimo-tsuma

Mito Mito47 kmHitachi Hitachi77 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka56 kmKatsuta Katsuta56 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki37 kmToride Toride33 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi66 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmKoga Koga22 kmMoriya Moriya28 kmIshioka Ishioka27 kmYūki Yūki15 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki97 kmAmi Ami27 km

Distances from Ushiku

Fujishiro Fujishiro6 kmToride Toride9 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki9 kmAmi Ami10 kmNaka Naka10 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai11 kmMoriya Moriya13 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō15 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura15 kmEdosaki Edosaki17 kmInashiki Inashiki17 kmJōsō Jōsō17 kmIshige Ishige22 kmIwai Iwai23 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimo-tsuma to Ushiku?

About 34 km by road (28 km in a straight line).

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

About 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥500 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).