Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Ōarai and Kitaibaraki.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 59 km | 1h 5min |
| 🚲 Bike | 59 km | 3h 58min |
| 🚶 On foot | 63 km | 13h 4min |
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 Kitaibaraki (Ibaraki) is 55 km in a straight line, or 59 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥880. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Ōarai → Kitaibaraki
- ↑Continue
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ←Turn left onto 磯浜さくら坂通り2, 108
- →Turn right onto 祝町いささかりんりん通り
- ↑Continue onto 那珂湊大洗線108
- →Turn right onto 那珂湊大洗線108
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 水戸那珂湊線6
- →Turn right onto 国道245号245
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道293号293
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- ↗Turn slight right onto 陸前浜街道6
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
日立おさかなセンター茨城県
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Ōarai
Distances from Kitaibaraki
Takahagi Takahagi8 kmHitachi Hitachi23 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota33 kmDaigo Daigo36 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa39 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya40 kmŌmiya Ōmiya40 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka47 kmKatsuta Katsuta49 kmMito Mito55 kmKasama Kasama62 kmTomobe Tomobe63 kmOkunoya Okunoya63 kmOmitama Omitama68 kmHokota Hokota74 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Ōarai to Kitaibaraki?
About 59 km by road (55 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Ōarai to Kitaibaraki?
About 1h 5min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥880 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).