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Tsukuba → Sakai

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line29 km
By road36 km
Driving time44min
Fuel cost¥540
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car36 km44min
🚲 Bike36 km2h 25min
🚶 On foot33 km6h 59min

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 Sakai (Ibaraki) is 29 km in a straight line, or 36 km by road. A car trip takes about 44min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥540. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Sakai

  1. ↑Continue172 m1min
  2. →Turn right568 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto つくば道139382 m0min
  4. →Turn right1.8 km3min
  5. ↱Keep right243 m0min
  6. →Turn right6 m0min
  7. ↰Turn sharp left196 m0min
  8. ←Turn left336 m1min
  9. ←Turn left178 m0min
  10. →Turn right249 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left onto 筑西つくば線バイパス14247 m0min
  12. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道125号つくばバイパス125, 4083.6 km4min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道125号125, 4086.2 km7min
  14. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357738 m1min
  15. →Turn right335 m1min
  16. ←Turn left865 m1min
  17. →Turn right540 m1min
  18. →Turn right onto つくば古河線561.8 km2min
  19. ←Turn left onto 高崎坂東線1361.0 km1min
  20. →Turn right onto 皆葉崎房線2173.3 km3min
  21. ←Turn left onto 結城坂東線203.1 km4min
  22. →Turn right683 m1min
  23. →Turn right onto 土浦境線247.0 km7min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道354号3541.5 km1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道354号354740 m1min
  26. →Turn right170 m0min
  27. →Turn right187 m1min
  28. ←Turn left15 m0min
  29. →Turn right52 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  31. 🏁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
ごか茨城県
さかい茨城県

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

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 Sakai

Bandō Bandō7 kmIwai Iwai11 kmKoga Koga12 kmIshige Ishige15 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma18 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 kmYūki Yūki23 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmShimodate Shimodate28 kmChikusei Chikusei29 kmMakabe Makabe33 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa33 kmNaka Naka33 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsukuba to Sakai?

About 36 km by road (29 km in a straight line).

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

About 44min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥540 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).