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Kyoto → Tsuchiura

Kyoto → Ibaraki
Straight line420 km
By road523 km
Driving time5h 50min
Fuel cost¥7,780
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kyoto and Tsuchiura.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car523 km5h 50min
🚲 Bike523 km34h 54min
🚶 On foot483 km100h 38min

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 Kyoto (Kyoto) to Tsuchiura (Ibaraki) is 420 km in a straight line, or 523 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 50min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,780. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tsuchiura → Kyoto →

Driving directions · Kyoto → Tsuchiura

  1. Continue onto 出水通り33 m0min
  2. Turn right onto 小川通137 m0min
  3. Turn left onto 下立売通128 m0min
  4. Turn right onto 釜座通276 m0min
  5. Turn left onto 丸太町通1872.1 km3min
  6. Turn right onto 東大路通, 京都市道181号京都環状線181598 m1min
  7. Keep left onto 仁王門通924 m1min
  8. Continue onto 仁王門通, 蹴上高野線1824.7 km5min
  9. Keep right800 m1min
  10. Keep left13.0 km9min
  11. Keep left and take E1A, E23 toward 草津田上, 信楽, 亀山, 伊勢1.5 km1min
  12. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A43.4 km29min
  13. Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  14. Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  15. Keep right1.2 km1min
  16. Keep left onto 玉川通り and drive toward 初台, 恵比寿246280 m0min
  17. Keep right onto 渋谷入口 and drive toward 都心環状5.3 km4min
  18. Keep right onto 首都高速都心環状線339 m0min
  19. Keep right onto 六本木通り412306 m0min
  20. Continue onto 六本木通り412670 m1min
  21. Turn left onto 内堀通り3011.1 km1min
  22. Turn right onto 永代通り403667 m1min
  23. Turn left onto 江戸通り4074.1 km4min
  24. Turn sharp right9 m0min
  25. Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  26. Turn left282 m0min
  27. Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  28. Keep left4.3 km5min
  29. Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線648.7 km38min
  30. Keep left and take 6 toward 桜土浦, つくば943 m2min
  31. Keep left toward 354255 m0min
  32. Make a U-turn onto 国道354号3541.7 km2min
  33. Turn left onto 旧水戸街道845 m1min
  34. Turn left onto 水戸街道125, 3543.5 km5min
  35. Turn right288 m1min
  36. Continue387 m0min
  37. Turn left onto 国体道路349 m1min
  38. Turn right onto 市民会館通り52 m0min
  39. Keep left60 m0min
  40. Turn left97 m0min
  41. Turn right126 m0min
  42. Turn left45 m0min
  43. 🏁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
富士川楽座静岡県
ふじおやま静岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kyoto to Tsuchiura?

About 523 km by road (420 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kyoto to Tsuchiura?

About 5h 50min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,780 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).