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Ushiku → Hitachi-ota

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line74 km
By road82 km
Driving time1h 8min
Fuel cost¥1,220
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ushiku and Hitachi-ota.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car82 km1h 8min
🚲 Bike82 km5h 29min
🚶 On foot85 km17h 43min

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-ota (Ibaraki) is 74 km in a straight line, or 82 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,220. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hitachi-ota → Ushiku →

Driving directions · Ushiku → Hitachi-ota

  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47.4 km31min
  16. ↰Keep left613 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right119 m0min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 県道65号那珂インター線651.1 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 瓜連馬渡線311.4 km1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 棚倉街道1.5 km2min
  21. ←Turn left onto 菅谷バイパス3496.3 km5min
  22. ←Turn left onto 下土木内常陸太田線157248 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 棚倉街道3493.7 km3min
  24. ↰Turn sharp left onto 常陸太田那須烏山線29300 m0min
  25. 🏁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 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 Hitachi-ota

Ōmiya Ōmiya10 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa10 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya11 kmHitachi Hitachi12 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka17 kmKatsuta Katsuta19 kmMito Mito23 kmTakahagi Takahagi25 kmŌarai Ōarai27 kmDaigo Daigo29 kmKasama Kasama30 kmTomobe Tomobe30 kmOkunoya Okunoya31 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki33 kmOmitama Omitama36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ushiku to Hitachi-ota?

About 82 km by road (74 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 8min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,220 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).