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Tsukuba → Katsuta

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line44 km
By road56 km
Driving time1h 8min
Fuel cost¥830
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Katsuta.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car56 km1h 8min
🚲 Bike56 km3h 42min
🚶 On foot50 km10h 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 Katsuta (Ibaraki) is 44 km in a straight line, or 56 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥830. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Katsuta → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Katsuta

  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 left246 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 玉里水戸線59301 m0min
  35. →Turn right and take E50 toward 茨城西IC305 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right10.4 km8min
  37. ↰Keep left and drive toward 水戸南684 m1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 東水戸道路6292 m0min
  39. →Turn right867 m1min
  40. ←Turn left onto 中石崎水戸線179598 m1min
  41. →Turn right498 m1min
  42. →Turn right onto 下入野水戸線235104 m0min
  43. ←Turn left2.7 km3min
  44. ↑Continue onto 馬渡水戸線3511.1 km1min
  45. ↑Continue onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線63, 3511.7 km3min
  46. ↰Turn sharp left172 m0min
  47. →Turn right81 m0min
  48. ←Turn left49 m0min
  49. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Tsukuba

Mito Mito36 kmHitachi Hitachi66 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka45 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 Katsuta

Hitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka1 kmMito Mito8 kmŌarai Ōarai9 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa10 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota19 kmOmitama Omitama20 kmTomobe Tomobe21 kmŌmiya Ōmiya21 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya23 kmKasama Kasama24 kmHokota Hokota26 kmHitachi Hitachi26 kmIshioka Ishioka33 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura36 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsukuba to Katsuta?

About 56 km by road (44 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 8min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

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