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Sakai → Iwase

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line39 km
By road45 km
Driving time54min
Fuel cost¥670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakai and Iwase.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car45 km54min
🚲 Bike45 km3h 1min
🚶 On foot44 km9h 16min

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 Sakai (Ibaraki) to Iwase (Ibaraki) is 39 km in a straight line, or 45 km by road. A car trip takes about 54min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥670. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Iwase → Sakai →

Driving directions · Sakai → Iwase

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. ↱Turn sharp right35 m0min
  3. ↖Turn slight left245 m1min
  4. →Turn right237 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道354号旧道43 m0min
  6. →Turn right341 m1min
  7. →Turn right10 m0min
  8. ←Turn left332 m0min
  9. →Turn right321 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 若境線旧道441 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 若境線旧道205 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 若境線1372.9 km3min
  13. ←Turn left635 m1min
  14. ↗Turn slight right371 m0min
  15. ←Turn left357 m1min
  16. →Turn right77 m0min
  17. ←Turn left181 m0min
  18. →Turn right7.4 km9min
  19. ←Turn left81 m0min
  20. →Turn right538 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left440 m1min
  22. ←Turn left117 m0min
  23. ←Turn left211 m0min
  24. →Turn right1.0 km2min
  25. →Turn right19 m0min
  26. ←Turn left146 m0min
  27. ←Turn left482 m1min
  28. →Turn right141 m0min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left onto 結城坂東線20115 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 筑西三和線バイパス2313.3 km16min
  31. ↖Turn slight left onto 旧国道294号28 m0min
  32. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 茨城県道14号筑西つくば線141.6 km1min
  34. →Turn right onto 結城街道71.4 km1min
  35. →Turn right onto 下館バイパス508.6 km7min
  36. →Turn right onto 結城街道464 m1min
  37. →Turn right onto つくば益子線411.1 km1min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

さかい茨城県

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

Distances from Sakai

Mito Mito65 kmHitachi Hitachi94 kmTsukuba Tsukuba29 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka74 kmKatsuta Katsuta73 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki41 kmToride Toride34 kmUshiku Ushiku33 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi78 kmShimodate Shimodate28 kmKoga Koga12 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmIshioka Ishioka43 kmYūki Yūki23 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki114 km

Distances from Iwase

Makabe Makabe9 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa11 kmChikusei Chikusei11 kmShimodate Shimodate12 kmKasama Kasama15 kmTsukuba Tsukuba17 kmTomobe Tomobe18 kmYūki Yūki20 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma22 kmIshioka Ishioka24 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura26 kmOmitama Omitama27 kmIshige Ishige29 kmOkunoya Okunoya29 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura31 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sakai to Iwase?

About 45 km by road (39 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sakai to Iwase?

About 54min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).