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Shimo-tsuma → Kitaibaraki

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line97 km
By road120 km
Driving time1h 39min
Fuel cost¥1,780
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimo-tsuma and Kitaibaraki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car120 km1h 39min
🚲 Bike120 km8h 1min
🚶 On foot111 km23h 12min

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 Kitaibaraki (Ibaraki) is 97 km in a straight line, or 120 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 39min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,780. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitaibaraki → Shimo-tsuma →

Driving directions · Shimo-tsuma → Kitaibaraki

  1. ↑Continue39 m0min
  2. →Turn right69 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357321 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 下妻真壁線1319.7 km10min
  5. ↑Continue onto 明野間々田線54, 131407 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 下妻真壁線1312.5 km3min
  7. ←Turn left onto 東山田岩瀬線14810.9 km11min
  8. →Turn right onto 結城街道50408 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left499 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right18.0 km12min
  11. ↰Keep left871 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left214 m0min
  13. ↑Continue onto 宍戸バイパス355274 m0min
  14. ↱Turn sharp right51 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left336 m1min
  16. ←Turn left165 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 友部内原線1051.8 km2min
  18. ↑Continue onto 杉崎友部線1932.7 km3min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left onto 杉崎友部線1931.8 km2min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 内原バイパス504.2 km4min
  21. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  22. ↰Keep left60.3 km43min
  23. ↰Keep left932 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 北茨城インター線69232 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 北茨城大子線222.0 km3min
  26. →Turn right onto 陸前浜街道6211 m0min
  27. ←Turn left185 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
ひたちおおた茨城県

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 kmAmi Ami27 km

Distances from Kitaibaraki

Takahagi Takahagi8 kmHitachi Hitachi23 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota33 kmDaigo Daigo36 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa39 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya40 kmŌmiya Ōmiya40 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka47 kmKatsuta Katsuta49 kmŌarai Ōarai55 kmMito Mito55 kmKasama Kasama62 kmTomobe Tomobe63 kmOkunoya Okunoya63 kmOmitama Omitama68 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimo-tsuma to Kitaibaraki?

About 120 km by road (97 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 39min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,780 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).