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Shimo-tsuma → Tsukuba

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line12 km
By road14 km
Driving time19min
Fuel cost¥210
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimo-tsuma and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car14 km19min
🚲 Bike14 km56min
🚶 On foot14 km2h 54min

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 Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 12 km in a straight line, or 14 km by road. A car trip takes about 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥210. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Shimo-tsuma →

Driving directions · Shimo-tsuma → Tsukuba

  1. ↑Continue38 m0min
  2. ←Turn left72 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線357195 m0min
  4. ←Turn left682 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道125号1258.6 km10min
  6. ↰Turn sharp left onto 筑西つくば線バイパス14241 m0min
  7. ↱Turn sharp right249 m0min
  8. ←Turn left178 m0min
  9. →Turn right336 m1min
  10. →Turn right196 m0min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right6 m0min
  12. ←Turn left2.0 km4min
  13. ←Turn left onto つくば道139382 m0min
  14. →Turn right568 m1min
  15. ←Turn left172 m1min
  16. 🏁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 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 kmAmi Ami27 km

Distances from Tsukuba

Sakuragawa Sakuragawa6 kmMakabe Makabe7 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura14 kmIshioka Ishioka15 kmIshige Ishige15 kmShimodate Shimodate15 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura16 kmChikusei Chikusei17 kmIwase Iwase17 kmNaka Naka18 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 kmTomobe Tomobe25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimo-tsuma to Tsukuba?

About 14 km by road (12 km in a straight line).

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

About 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥210 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).