Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Shimodate and Ōarai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 63 km | 49min |
| 🚲 Bike | 63 km | 4h 13min |
| 🚶 On foot | 62 km | 12h 53min |
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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 54 km in a straight line, or 63 km by road. A car trip takes about 49min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥940. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Shimodate → Ōarai
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 茨城県道14号筑西つくば線14
- →Turn right onto 結城街道7
- →Turn right onto 下館バイパス50
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道51号51, 124, 245
- ↰Keep left onto 水戸鉾田佐原線 and take 2 toward 大洗市街2
- ↑Continue onto ようこそ通り
- ←Turn left onto 永町商店街
- →Turn right onto 曲がり松商店街
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Shimodate
Distances from Ōarai
Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmNamegata Namegata35 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Shimodate to Ōarai?
About 63 km by road (54 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Shimodate to Ōarai?
About 49min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥940 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).