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Tsukuba → Saitama

Ibaraki → Saitama
Straight line51 km
By road61 km
Driving time1h 13min
Fuel cost¥900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tsukuba and Saitama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car61 km1h 13min
🚲 Bike61 km4h 2min
🚶 On foot59 km12h 19min

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 Saitama (Saitama) is 51 km in a straight line, or 61 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥900. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Saitama → Tsukuba →

Driving directions · Tsukuba → Saitama

  1. ↑Continue172 m1min
  2. →Turn right568 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto つくば道139753 m1min
  4. ↱Keep right407 m1min
  5. ↱Keep right1.2 km2min
  6. →Turn right78 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 筑西つくば線14298 m0min
  8. →Turn right38 m0min
  9. ←Turn left81 m0min
  10. ←Turn left112 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道125号125647 m1min
  12. ←Turn left onto 学園東大通り408479 m1min
  13. →Turn right96 m0min
  14. ←Turn left236 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left1.1 km2min
  16. ↰Keep left603 m1min
  17. ↑Continue2.0 km2min
  18. →Turn right314 m0min
  19. ↑Continue117 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left onto つくば真岡線452.3 km3min
  21. →Turn right63 m0min
  22. ←Turn left179 m0min
  23. →Turn right858 m2min
  24. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  25. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  26. →Turn right onto 土浦境線244.9 km5min
  27. ←Turn left238 m0min
  28. →Turn right39 m0min
  29. ←Turn left197 m0min
  30. ↖Turn slight left157 m0min
  31. ↖Turn slight left257 m1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 高崎坂東線1361.3 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 高崎坂東線1365.7 km6min
  34. ↑Continue160 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 結城坂東線20592 m1min
  36. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  37. ←Turn left onto 中里坂東線125263 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 岩井バイパス354920 m1min
  39. ←Turn left43 m0min
  40. →Turn right281 m1min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道354号354284 m0min
  42. →Turn right641 m1min
  43. ←Turn left17 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right163 m0min
  45. ←Turn left572 m1min
  46. ←Turn left onto 猿島広域農道(ライブライン)402 m0min
  47. ↑Continue onto 岩井関宿野田線1623.2 km3min
  48. ↱Turn sharp right onto 我孫子関宿線7371 m1min
  49. ↰Keep left60 m0min
  50. ←Turn left244 m0min
  51. →Turn right10 m0min
  52. ↰Keep left517 m1min
  53. →Turn right335 m0min
  54. ←Turn left283 m0min
  55. ↱Keep right211 m0min
  56. ↑Continue onto 次木杉戸線183800 m1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 次木杉戸線183296 m0min
  58. ↑Continue onto 西宝珠花春日部線3207.8 km8min
  59. ↑Continue onto 日光街道319228 m0min
  60. ↑Continue onto さいたま春日部線26.1 km6min
  61. ↑Continue onto 国道122号1221.9 km3min
  62. ←Turn left461 m1min
  63. ←Turn left onto さいたま幸手線653.2 km3min
  64. →Turn right230 m0min
  65. ↑Continue31 m0min
  66. ↑Continue139 m0min
  67. ↗Turn slight right onto 新方須賀さいたま線214828 m1min
  68. ←Turn left93 m0min
  69. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

庄和埼玉県
アグリパークゆめすぎと埼玉県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

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 Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmHasuda Hasuda7 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmWarabi Warabi10 kmToda Toda10 kmShiki Shiki11 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmFujimi Fujimi11 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō11 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiraoka Shiraoka12 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmAsaka Asaka13 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tsukuba to Saitama?

About 61 km by road (51 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).