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Tsukuba → Kawasaki

Ibaraki → Kanagawa
Straight line83 km
By road95 km
Driving time1h 33min
Fuel cost¥1,410
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car95 km1h 33min
🚲 Bike95 km6h 20min
🚶 On foot95 km19h 53min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 83 km in a straight line, or 95 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,410. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Kawasaki

  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 東京34.5 km27min
  17. ↰Keep left and drive toward 八潮南513 m1min
  18. ↑Continue onto 平方東京線1021.3 km1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 平方東京線（区道）1023.1 km3min
  20. ↱Keep right887 m1min
  21. ←Turn left343 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 江北橋通り467304 m1min
  23. ←Turn left39 m0min
  24. ↖Turn slight left onto 日光街道42.7 km3min
  25. ↰Keep left onto 日光街道42.6 km3min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速1号上野線15.1 km3min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速都心環状線3.0 km2min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速1号羽田線11.6 km2min
  29. ↱Keep right470 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速道路5.1 km5min
  31. ↱Keep right443 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 湾岸通り3166.9 km7min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 第一京浜15334 m0min
  34. ↰Turn sharp left onto 大師道409579 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 富士見鶴見駅線518 m1min
  36. ↖Turn slight left675 m1min
  37. ←Turn left329 m1min
  38. →Turn right285 m1min
  39. ←Turn left26 m0min
  40. 🏁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 Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYamato Yamato25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmAyase Ayase28 kmZushi Zushi28 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmZama Zama30 kmHayama Hayama30 kmEbina Ebina31 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsukuba to Kawasaki?

About 95 km by road (83 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,410 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).