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Osaka → Tsukuba

Ōsaka → Ibaraki
Straight line449 km
By road566 km
Driving time6h 37min
Fuel cost¥8,420
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car566 km6h 37min
🚲 Bike566 km37h 46min
🚶 On foot516 km107h 28min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 449 km in a straight line, or 566 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,420. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Tsukuba

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通338 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 天満浜通273 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 堺筋102312 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 堺筋102383 m0min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 大阪高槻京都線1415 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 曽根崎通1, 1633.3 km3min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 大阪生駒線82.0 km3min
  8. ←Turn left519 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 花博通2.6 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left25.2 km21min
  11. ↰Keep left194 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right17.9 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  14. →Turn right91 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  19. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  23. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  24. ↰Keep left onto 玉川通り and drive toward 初台, 恵比寿246280 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 渋谷入口 and drive toward 都心環状5.3 km4min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速都心環状線339 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 六本木通り412306 m0min
  28. ↑Continue onto 六本木通り412670 m1min
  29. ←Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  30. →Turn right onto 永代通り403667 m1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 江戸通り4074.1 km4min
  32. ↱Turn sharp right9 m0min
  33. ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  34. ←Turn left282 m0min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  36. ↰Keep left4.3 km5min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線640.3 km32min
  38. ↰Keep left and drive toward 谷田部1.1 km2min
  39. ↰Keep left and take 19 toward つくば, 土浦9.7 km11min
  40. ←Turn left onto 学園西大通り4084.5 km5min
  41. ↰Keep left and take 408 toward 筑西, 下妻, 筑波山2.7 km3min
  42. →Turn right onto 長高野北条線2132.4 km3min
  43. ↱Keep right200 m0min
  44. ↑Continue165 m0min
  45. →Turn right9 m0min
  46. ←Turn left48 m0min
  47. ←Turn left213 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto つくば道139712 m2min
  49. ←Turn left onto つくば道139239 m0min
  50. →Turn right onto つくば道139548 m1min
  51. ↗Turn slight right onto つくば道139753 m1min
  52. →Turn right568 m1min
  53. ←Turn left172 m1min
  54. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

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

Distances from Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 km

Distances from Tsukuba

Sakuragawa Sakuragawa6 kmMakabe Makabe7 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma12 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura14 kmIshioka Ishioka15 kmIshige Ishige15 kmShimodate Shimodate15 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura16 kmChikusei Chikusei17 kmIwase Iwase17 kmNaka Naka18 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Tsukuba?

About 566 km by road (449 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Osaka to Tsukuba?

About 6h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,420 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).