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Ushiku → Shimo-tsuma

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line28 km
By road34 km
Driving time42min
Fuel cost¥500
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ushiku and Shimo-tsuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car34 km42min
🚲 Bike34 km2h 15min
🚶 On foot33 km6h 48min

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 Ushiku (Ibaraki) to Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) is 28 km in a straight line, or 34 km by road. A car trip takes about 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥500. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimo-tsuma → Ushiku →

Driving directions · Ushiku → Shimo-tsuma

  1. ↑Continue299 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 都市計画道城中田宮線2.0 km2min
  3. ↑Continue onto 谷田部牛久線143260 m0min
  4. →Turn right168 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 館野牛久線2021.4 km2min
  6. ←Turn left onto 牛久学園通り4086.2 km7min
  7. ←Turn left2.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto サイエンス大通り19966 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left3.4 km4min
  10. ←Turn left2.3 km3min
  11. ←Turn left onto 土浦境線241.8 km2min
  12. →Turn right onto つくば真岡線45474 m1min
  13. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  14. →Turn right2.6 km3min
  15. →Turn right onto 赤浜谷田部線133934 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 赤浜谷田部線133442 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto つくば古河線旧道795 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto つくば古河線56782 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 下妻常総線1294.8 km6min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道125号125366 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 谷和原筑西線357395 m1min
  22. ←Turn left72 m0min
  23. →Turn right38 m0min
  24. 🏁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 Ushiku

Mito Mito51 kmHitachi Hitachi84 kmTsukuba Tsukuba26 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka60 kmKatsuta Katsuta59 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki9 kmToride Toride9 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi46 kmShimodate Shimodate39 kmKoga Koga45 kmMoriya Moriya13 kmIshioka Ishioka27 kmYūki Yūki43 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki107 kmAmi Ami10 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 Ushiku to Shimo-tsuma?

About 34 km by road (28 km in a straight line).

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

About 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥500 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).