Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Tsukuba and Katsuta.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 56 km | 1h 8min |
| 🚲 Bike | 56 km | 3h 42min |
| 🚶 On foot | 50 km | 10h 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.
Driving directions · Tsukuba → Katsuta
- ↑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 left onto 玉里水戸線59
- →Turn right and take E50 toward 茨城西IC
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 水戸南
- ←Turn left onto 東水戸道路6
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 中石崎水戸線179
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 下入野水戸線235
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 馬渡水戸線351
- ↑Continue onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線63, 351
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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).