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Ōarai → Hitachi

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line32 km
By road36 km
Driving time40min
Fuel cost¥530
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Ōarai and Hitachi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car36 km40min
🚲 Bike36 km2h 22min
🚶 On foot37 km7h 45min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) is 32 km in a straight line, or 36 km by road. A car trip takes about 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥530. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hitachi → Ōarai →

Driving directions · Ōarai → Hitachi

  1. ↑Continue24 m0min
  2. ↰Keep left16 m0min
  3. ←Turn left88 m0min
  4. →Turn right36 m0min
  5. ←Turn left194 m0min
  6. ↱Turn sharp right37 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 磯浜さくら坂通り2, 108559 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 祝町いささかりんりん通り1.6 km2min
  9. ↑Continue onto 那珂湊大洗線108756 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 那珂湊大洗線108319 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left584 m1min
  12. →Turn right48 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 水戸那珂湊線6842 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道245号24515.9 km17min
  15. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道293号2931.2 km1min
  16. →Turn right1.7 km2min
  17. ↱Keep right782 m1min
  18. ↗Turn slight right onto 陸前浜街道610.7 km12min
  19. ←Turn left70 m0min
  20. ↰Keep left157 m0min
  21. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Mito Mito13 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 kmAmi Ami47 km

Distances from Hitachi

Hitachi-ota Hitachi-ota12 kmTakahagi Takahagi14 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmŌmiya Ōmiya22 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya22 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmDaigo Daigo33 kmMito Mito33 kmOkunoya Okunoya41 kmTomobe Tomobe42 kmKasama Kasama42 kmOmitama Omitama45 kmHokota Hokota51 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Ōarai to Hitachi?

About 36 km by road (32 km in a straight line).

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

About 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥530 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).