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Tsukuba → Mito

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line36 km
By road45 km
Driving time1h 0min
Fuel cost¥670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Mito.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car45 km1h 0min
🚲 Bike45 km3h 0min
🚶 On foot41 km8h 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.

⇄ Return route: Mito → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Mito

  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 left3.5 km4min
  18. ↱Turn sharp right onto 西小塙石岡線140815 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 竹ノ内羽鳥停車場線278275 m0min
  20. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  21. ↑Continue744 m1min
  22. →Turn right287 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道355号3551.4 km1min
  24. →Turn right1.9 km2min
  25. ↰Turn sharp left38 m0min
  26. ↱Turn sharp right1.7 km3min
  27. ↖Turn slight left127 m0min
  28. ↰Keep left7 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right315 m1min
  30. ↱Turn sharp right onto 茨城岩間線433.0 km4min
  31. ←Turn left onto 石岡城里線52737 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 大洗友部線163.1 km3min
  33. ←Turn left2.4 km4min
  34. ↖Turn slight left692 m1min
  35. →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線旧道35 m0min
  36. ←Turn left708 m1min
  37. ↰Keep left66 m0min
  38. →Turn right2.8 km3min
  39. →Turn right2.1 km3min
  40. ←Turn left564 m1min
  41. ←Turn left36 m0min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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).