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Ushiku → Hitachi

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line84 km
By road94 km
Driving time1h 16min
Fuel cost¥1,400
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ushiku and Hitachi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car94 km1h 16min
🚲 Bike94 km6h 17min
🚶 On foot97 km20h 11min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) is 84 km in a straight line, or 94 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,400. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hitachi → Ushiku →

Driving directions · Ushiku → Hitachi

  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14365 m0min
  4. →Turn right223 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 館野牛久線20219 m0min
  6. ←Turn left180 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道69.6 km11min
  8. ↰Keep left and drive toward 土浦市街, 天川団地849 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left and take 123 toward 坂東, 土浦市街834 m1min
  10. ↑Continue and take 6 toward 水戸, 石岡2.9 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 下妻, 土浦市街674 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left and take 125 toward 下妻, つくば, 土浦市街, 常磐道240 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 土浦新治バイパス125988 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left and take E6 toward 土浦北676 m1min
  15. ↱Keep right and take E6, E50 toward いわき, 北関東道71.4 km49min
  16. ↰Keep left302 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right878 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left139 m0min
  19. ↖Turn slight left76 m0min
  20. ↑Continue570 m1min
  21. ↰Turn sharp left331 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right209 m0min
  23. ←Turn left73 m0min
  24. →Turn right177 m0min
  25. ←Turn left50 m0min
  26. →Turn right184 m0min
  27. ←Turn left134 m0min
  28. →Turn right148 m0min
  29. ↗Turn slight right73 m0min
  30. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県

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

Distances from Ushiku

Mito Mito51 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 kmInashiki Inashiki17 km

Distances from Hitachi

Hitachi-ota Hitachi-ota12 kmTakahagi Takahagi14 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmŌmiya Ōmiya22 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya22 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmŌarai Ōarai32 kmDaigo Daigo33 kmMito Mito33 kmOkunoya Okunoya41 kmTomobe Tomobe42 kmKasama Kasama42 kmOmitama Omitama45 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ushiku to Hitachi?

About 94 km by road (84 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Ushiku to Hitachi?

About 1h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,400 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).