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Kawasaki → Shimo-tsuma

Kanagawa → Ibaraki
Straight line77 km
By road87 km
Driving time1h 25min
Fuel cost¥1,290
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kawasaki and Shimo-tsuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car87 km1h 25min
🚲 Bike87 km5h 48min
🚶 On foot89 km18h 27min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) to Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) is 77 km in a straight line, or 87 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,290. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimo-tsuma → Kawasaki →

Driving directions · Kawasaki → Shimo-tsuma

  1. ↑Continue26 m0min
  2. ←Turn left45 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right174 m0min
  4. ↰Turn sharp left73 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 新川通り101908 m1min
  6. →Turn right126 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right607 m1min
  8. ←Turn left121 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 第一京浜1544 m0min
  10. ↰Keep left6.9 km7min
  11. ↱Keep right106 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right6.1 km6min
  13. ↱Keep right3.5 km3min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 海岸通り3161.1 km1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 昭和通り316453 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 昭和通り316437 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 昭和通り316987 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right50 m0min
  19. ↗Turn slight right onto 江戸通り6, 143.1 km3min
  20. ↱Turn sharp right9 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 浅草通り463219 m0min
  22. ←Turn left282 m0min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left onto 墨堤通り461996 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left4.3 km5min
  25. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号三郷線629.2 km25min
  26. ↰Keep left735 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left8.0 km9min
  28. ↑Continue onto 常総バイパス29414.1 km13min
  29. ←Turn left onto 下妻常総線1293.5 km5min
  30. ←Turn left onto 国道125号125366 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線357395 m1min
  32. ←Turn left72 m0min
  33. →Turn right38 m0min
  34. 🏁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 Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmOdawara Odawara59 kmHadano Hadano48 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmZama Zama30 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmZushi Zushi28 kmMiura Miura43 kmŌiso Ōiso43 km

Distances from Shimo-tsuma

Ishige Ishige7 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmChikusei Chikusei15 kmYūki Yūki15 kmMakabe Makabe15 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa15 kmBandō Bandō15 kmIwai Iwai16 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmSakai Sakai18 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmIwase Iwase22 kmKoga Koga22 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kawasaki to Shimo-tsuma?

About 87 km by road (77 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kawasaki to Shimo-tsuma?

About 1h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,290 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).