Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Ōarai and Iwase.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 53 km | 42min |
| 🚲 Bike | 53 km | 3h 33min |
| 🚶 On foot | 50 km | 10h 25min |
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 Iwase (Ibaraki) is 44 km in a straight line, or 53 km by road. A car trip takes about 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥790. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Ōarai → Iwase
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 東町商店街
- ←Turn left onto 曲がり松商店街
- →Turn right onto ようこそ通り
- ↑Continue onto 水戸鉾田佐原線2
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Turn sharp left onto 土浦笠間線64
- ←Turn left onto 国道50号50
- ←Turn left onto つくば益子線41
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Ōarai
Mito Mito13 kmHitachi Hitachi32 kmTsukuba Tsukuba45 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 km
Distances from Iwase
Makabe Makabe9 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa11 kmChikusei Chikusei11 kmShimodate Shimodate12 kmKasama Kasama15 kmTsukuba Tsukuba17 kmTomobe Tomobe18 kmYūki Yūki20 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma22 kmIshioka Ishioka24 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura26 kmOmitama Omitama27 kmIshige Ishige29 kmOkunoya Okunoya29 kmTsuchiura Tsuchiura31 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Ōarai to Iwase?
About 53 km by road (44 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Ōarai to Iwase?
About 42min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥790 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).