Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Ushiku and Ōarai.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 73 km | 1h 2min |
| 🚲 Bike | 73 km | 4h 54min |
| 🚶 On foot | 64 km | 13h 24min |
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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 56 km in a straight line, or 73 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 2min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,090. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Ushiku → Ōarai
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 都市計画道城中田宮線
- ↑Continue onto 谷田部牛久線143
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 館野牛久線202
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 水戸街道6
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 土浦市街, 天川団地
- ↰Keep left and take 123 toward 坂東, 土浦市街
- ↑Continue and take 6 toward 水戸, 石岡
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 下妻, 土浦市街
- ↰Keep left and take 125 toward 下妻, つくば, 土浦市街, 常磐道
- ←Turn left onto 土浦新治バイパス125
- ↰Keep left and take E6 toward 土浦北
- ↱Keep right and take E6, E50 toward いわき, 北関東道
- ↰Keep left onto 北関東自動車道
- ↑Continue onto 北関東自動車道
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left onto 国道51号51, 124, 245
- ↰Keep left onto 水戸鉾田佐原線 and take 2 toward 大洗市街2
- ↑Continue onto ようこそ通り
- ←Turn left onto 永町商店街
- →Turn right onto 曲がり松商店街
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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 Ōarai
Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmNamegata Namegata35 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Ushiku to Ōarai?
About 73 km by road (56 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Ushiku to Ōarai?
About 1h 2min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥1,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).