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Shimodate → Hitachi

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line68 km
By road82 km
Driving time1h 7min
Fuel cost¥1,220
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimodate and Hitachi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car82 km1h 7min
🚲 Bike82 km5h 29min
🚶 On foot79 km16h 22min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) is 68 km in a straight line, or 82 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,220. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hitachi → Shimodate →

Driving directions · Shimodate → Hitachi

  1. ↑Continue156 m0min
  2. →Turn right512 m1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 茨城県道14号筑西つくば線141.6 km1min
  4. →Turn right onto 結城街道71.4 km1min
  5. →Turn right onto 下館バイパス507.6 km7min
  6. ↰Keep left499 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right18.0 km12min
  8. ↰Keep left871 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left214 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 宍戸バイパス355274 m0min
  11. ↱Turn sharp right51 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left336 m1min
  13. ←Turn left165 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 友部内原線1051.8 km2min
  15. ↑Continue onto 杉崎友部線1932.7 km3min
  16. ↰Turn sharp left onto 杉崎友部線1931.8 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 内原バイパス504.2 km4min
  18. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  19. ↰Keep left35.6 km26min
  20. ↰Keep left302 m0min
  21. ↱Keep right878 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left139 m0min
  23. ↖Turn slight left76 m0min
  24. ↑Continue570 m1min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left331 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right209 m0min
  27. ←Turn left73 m0min
  28. →Turn right177 m0min
  29. ←Turn left50 m0min
  30. →Turn right184 m0min
  31. ←Turn left134 m0min
  32. →Turn right148 m0min
  33. ↗Turn slight right73 m0min
  34. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Shimodate

Mito Mito42 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 kmInashiki Inashiki49 km

Distances from Hitachi

Hitachi-ota Hitachi-ota12 kmTakahagi Takahagi14 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmŌmiya Ōmiya22 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya22 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmŌarai Ōarai32 kmDaigo Daigo33 kmMito Mito33 kmOkunoya Okunoya41 kmTomobe Tomobe42 kmKasama Kasama42 kmOmitama Omitama45 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimodate to Hitachi?

About 82 km by road (68 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,220 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).