Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Ōarai and Tsukuba.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 56 km | 1h 10min |
| 🚲 Bike | 56 km | 3h 43min |
| 🚶 On foot | 52 km | 10h 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.
Driving directions · Ōarai → Tsukuba
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto サンビーチ通り2, 108
- →Turn right onto 那珂湊大洗線108
- ←Turn left onto 大貫商店街
- →Turn right onto 長岡大洗線106
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left onto 内原塩崎線40, 175
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 内原塩崎線40, 180
- →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線40
- ←Turn left toward 6
- ↑Continue onto 国道6号茨城町バイパス6
- ↰Keep left toward 43
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道6号茨城町バイパス6
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue onto 玉里水戸線59
- →Turn right onto 水戸街道6
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 柿岡街道
- →Turn right onto 柿岡街道
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 石岡筑西線7
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 土浦笠間線64
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left 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 sharp left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
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).