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Shimodate → Jōsō

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line29 km
By road33 km
Driving time38min
Fuel cost¥490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Shimodate and Jōsō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car33 km38min
🚲 Bike33 km2h 11min
🚶 On foot34 km7h 3min

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 Jōsō (Ibaraki) is 29 km in a straight line, or 33 km by road. A car trip takes about 38min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥490. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Jōsō → Shimodate →

Driving directions · Shimodate → Jōsō

  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, 40822.9 km22min
  6. →Turn right onto 土浦坂東線123452 m1min
  7. ↑Continue onto 土浦坂東線旧道200 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 土浦坂東線旧道66 m0min
  9. →Turn right31 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線3571.1 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 土浦坂東線123539 m1min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left585 m1min
  13. ↱Turn sharp right222 m1min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left18 m0min
  15. ↱Turn sharp right301 m1min
  16. ←Turn left155 m0min
  17. →Turn right58 m0min
  18. ←Turn left341 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 鴻野山豊岡線1341.7 km2min
  20. →Turn right896 m1min
  21. ←Turn left316 m1min
  22. →Turn right151 m1min
  23. 🏁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 Jōsō

Mitsukaidō Mitsukaidō3 kmIwai Iwai6 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai7 kmIshige Ishige9 kmBandō Bandō9 kmMoriya Moriya12 kmSakai Sakai16 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma16 kmUshiku Ushiku17 kmNaka Naka19 kmToride Toride19 kmFujishiro Fujishiro19 kmAmi Ami21 kmTsukuba Tsukuba22 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Shimodate to Jōsō?

About 33 km by road (29 km in a straight line).

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

About 38min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).