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Ōarai → Tsukuba

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line45 km
By road56 km
Driving time1h 10min
Fuel cost¥830
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōarai and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car56 km1h 10min
🚲 Bike56 km3h 43min
🚶 On foot52 km10h 49min

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 Ōarai (Ibaraki) to Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 45 km in a straight line, or 56 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥830. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Ōarai →

Driving directions · Ōarai → Tsukuba

  1. ↑Continue262 m1min
  2. ←Turn left255 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto サンビーチ通り2, 108996 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 那珂湊大洗線108258 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 大貫商店街307 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 長岡大洗線1064.0 km4min
  7. ↑Continue213 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right243 m0min
  9. ↰Keep left229 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right651 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 内原塩崎線40, 1756.6 km6min
  12. ←Turn left310 m1min
  13. →Turn right364 m0min
  14. ←Turn left onto 内原塩崎線40, 180357 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線40206 m0min
  16. ←Turn left toward 6279 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 国道6号茨城町バイパス61.7 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left toward 43619 m1min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道6号茨城町バイパス66.1 km8min
  20. →Turn right800 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 玉里水戸線59622 m1min
  22. →Turn right onto 水戸街道61.9 km3min
  23. →Turn right9.0 km11min
  24. ↰Turn sharp left3.0 km4min
  25. →Turn right onto 柿岡街道486 m1min
  26. →Turn right onto 柿岡街道291 m0min
  27. ←Turn left38 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 石岡筑西線7921 m1min
  29. ←Turn left621 m1min
  30. →Turn right onto 土浦笠間線6431 m0min
  31. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線422.5 km3min
  33. →Turn right onto 笠間つくば線425.7 km8min
  34. ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42868 m2min
  35. ↰Turn sharp left2.5 km5min
  36. ↰Keep left492 m1min
  37. →Turn right723 m1min
  38. ←Turn left57 m0min
  39. ↖Turn slight left49 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Ōarai

Mito Mito13 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmKatsuta Katsuta9 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki59 kmToride Toride64 kmUshiku Ushiku56 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi39 kmShimodate Shimodate54 kmKoga Koga79 kmMoriya Moriya67 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmYūki Yūki63 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki55 kmAmi Ami47 km

Distances from Tsukuba

Sakuragawa Sakuragawa6 kmMakabe Makabe7 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma12 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura14 kmIshioka Ishioka15 kmIshige Ishige15 kmShimodate Shimodate15 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura16 kmChikusei Chikusei17 kmIwase Iwase17 kmNaka Naka18 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ōarai to Tsukuba?

About 56 km by road (45 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

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