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Tsukuba → Ōarai

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line45 km
By road56 km
Driving time1h 11min
Fuel cost¥830
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Ōarai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car56 km1h 11min
🚲 Bike56 km3h 43min
🚶 On foot52 km10h 49min

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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 45 km in a straight line, or 56 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥830. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōarai → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Ōarai

  1. ↑Continue49 m0min
  2. ↗Turn slight right15 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left42 m0min
  4. →Turn right618 m1min
  5. ↱Keep right105 m0min
  6. ←Turn left3.0 km6min
  7. ↱Turn sharp right onto 笠間つくば線42868 m2min
  8. →Turn right onto 笠間つくば線425.7 km8min
  9. ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線422.5 km3min
  10. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 土浦笠間線6431 m0min
  12. ←Turn left621 m1min
  13. →Turn right onto 柿岡街道7921 m1min
  14. ←Turn left38 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 柿岡街道291 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 柿岡街道486 m1min
  17. ←Turn left3.0 km4min
  18. ↱Turn sharp right9.0 km11min
  19. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道61.9 km3min
  20. ←Turn left onto 玉里水戸線59622 m1min
  21. ↑Continue800 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道66.1 km8min
  23. ↰Keep left and take 43 toward 大洗, 笠間547 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道6号茨城町バイパス61.8 km2min
  25. ↰Keep left296 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水戸街道40261 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 内原塩崎線40, 180357 m0min
  28. →Turn right364 m0min
  29. ←Turn left310 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線40, 1756.6 km6min
  31. →Turn right651 m1min
  32. ↖Turn slight left685 m1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 長岡大洗線1064.0 km4min
  34. ←Turn left onto 大貫商店街1.0 km1min
  35. →Turn right onto 曲がり松商店街313 m0min
  36. ↰Keep left132 m0min
  37. ←Turn left115 m0min
  38. →Turn right69 m0min
  39. ↱Keep right356 m1min
  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 Ōarai

Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmNamegata Namegata35 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsukuba to Ōarai?

About 56 km by road (45 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 11min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥830 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).