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Tsukuba → Tokyo

Ibaraki → Tokyo
Straight line68 km
By road81 km
Driving time1h 19min
Fuel cost¥1,210
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Tokyo.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car81 km1h 19min
🚲 Bike81 km5h 25min
🚶 On foot78 km16h 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 Tsukuba (Ibaraki) to Tokyo (Tokyo) is 68 km in a straight line, or 81 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,210. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tokyo → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Tokyo

  1. ↑Continue172 m1min
  2. →Turn right568 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto つくば道1391.3 km2min
  4. ←Turn left onto つくば道139239 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto つくば道139712 m2min
  6. →Turn right213 m0min
  7. →Turn right48 m0min
  8. →Turn right9 m0min
  9. ←Turn left165 m0min
  10. ↑Continue2.6 km3min
  11. ←Turn left onto 学園東大通り4082.7 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto 学園西大通り4084.5 km5min
  13. →Turn right onto 取手つくば線194.8 km5min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left onto サイエンス大通り194.6 km5min
  15. ↰Keep left and take E6 toward 谷田部727 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left and drive toward 東京41.5 km34min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速6号向島線61.1 km1min
  18. ↰Keep left553 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 吾妻橋伊興町線449261 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 川の手通り3142.6 km2min
  21. ↑Continue onto 江戸通り62.8 km3min
  22. →Turn right onto 靖国通り144.7 km4min
  23. ←Turn left onto 靖国通り3022.7 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 明治通り305332 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 甲州街道20919 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 議事堂通り(西新宿)351084 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 南通り3502127 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 都庁通り3511248 m0min
  29. ←Turn left36 m0min
  30. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Tsukuba

Mito Mito36 kmHitachi Hitachi66 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka45 kmKatsuta Katsuta44 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki34 kmToride Toride33 kmUshiku Ushiku26 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi56 kmShimodate Shimodate15 kmKoga Koga34 kmMoriya Moriya31 kmIshioka Ishioka15 kmYūki Yūki22 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki87 kmAmi Ami21 km

Distances from Tokyo

Mitaka Mitaka12 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKomae Komae12 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishitōkyō Nishitōkyō14 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmKoganei Koganei16 kmHigashikurume Higashikurume18 kmKiyose Kiyose18 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmInagi Inagi18 kmFuchū Fuchū19 kmKodaira Kodaira19 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsukuba to Tokyo?

About 81 km by road (68 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Tsukuba to Tokyo?

About 1h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,210 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).