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Shimodate → Tokyo

Ibaraki → Tokyo
Straight line73 km
By road86 km
Driving time1h 24min
Fuel cost¥1,270
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimodate and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car86 km1h 24min
🚲 Bike86 km5h 43min
🚶 On foot84 km17h 25min

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 Shimodate (Ibaraki) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 73 km in a straight line, or 86 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,270. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Shimodate →

Driving directions · Shimodate → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue2.3 km4min
  2. →Turn right44 m0min
  3. ←Turn left310 m1min
  4. →Turn right117 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 常総バイパス294, 40835.0 km35min
  6. ↰Keep left650 m1min
  7. ↱Keep right and drive toward 東京30.8 km27min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  12. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り62.8 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 靖国通り144.7 km4min
  14. ←Turn left onto 靖国通り3022.7 km2min
  15. ←Turn left onto 明治通り305332 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 甲州街道20919 m1min
  17. →Turn right onto 議事堂通り(西新宿)351084 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 南通り3502127 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 都庁通り3511248 m0min
  20. ←Turn left36 m0min
  21. 🏁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 Shimodate

Mito Mito42 kmHitachi Hitachi68 kmTsukuba Tsukuba15 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka51 kmKatsuta Katsuta50 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki48 kmToride Toride45 kmUshiku Ushiku39 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi70 kmKoga Koga27 kmMoriya Moriya41 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmYūki Yūki9 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki87 kmAmi Ami36 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimodate to Tokyo?

About 86 km by road (73 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,270 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).