Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Tsukuba and Mito.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 45 km | 1h 0min |
| 🚲 Bike | 45 km | 3h 0min |
| 🚶 On foot | 41 km | 8h 30min |
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 Mito (Ibaraki) is 36 km in a straight line, or 45 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥670. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Tsukuba → Mito
- ↑Continue
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 笠間つくば線42
- →Turn right onto 笠間つくば線42
- ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 土浦笠間線64
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 柿岡街道7
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 柿岡街道
- ←Turn left onto 柿岡街道
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 西小塙石岡線140
- ←Turn left onto 竹ノ内羽鳥停車場線278
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 国道355号355
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 茨城岩間線43
- ←Turn left onto 石岡城里線52
- →Turn right onto 大洗友部線16
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線旧道
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Tsukuba
Hitachi 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 kmInashiki Inashiki34 km
Distances from Mito
Okunoya Okunoya8 kmKatsuta Katsuta8 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka9 kmOmitama Omitama12 kmŌarai Ōarai13 kmTomobe Tomobe13 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmKasama Kasama17 kmŌmiya Ōmiya22 kmHokota Hokota23 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota23 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya24 kmIshioka Ishioka25 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura29 kmIwase Iwase31 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Tsukuba to Mito?
About 45 km by road (36 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Tsukuba to Mito?
About 1h 0min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).