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Naka → Tsukuba

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line18 km
By road22 km
Driving time26min
Fuel cost¥330
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Naka and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car22 km26min
🚲 Bike22 km1h 28min
🚶 On foot20 km4h 15min

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 Naka (Ibaraki) to Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 18 km in a straight line, or 22 km by road. A car trip takes about 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥330. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Naka →

Driving directions · Naka → Tsukuba

  1. ↑Continue52 m0min
  2. ↖Turn slight left29 m0min
  3. ↰Keep left71 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left256 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 水戸街道62.2 km2min
  6. ↰Keep left and drive toward 土浦市街, 天川団地849 m1min
  7. ↰Keep left and take 123 toward 坂東, 土浦市街834 m1min
  8. ↑Continue and take 6 toward 水戸, 石岡1.2 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left and take 199 toward 虫掛176 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 小野土浦線199679 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left3.5 km4min
  12. →Turn right onto 藤沢荒川沖線201645 m1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道125号旧道1.2 km1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道125号1256.1 km6min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 筑波街道513 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 石岡つくば線138188 m0min
  17. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  18. →Turn right94 m0min
  19. ←Turn left589 m1min
  20. →Turn right onto つくば道139548 m1min
  21. ↗Turn slight right onto つくば道139753 m1min
  22. →Turn right568 m1min
  23. ←Turn left172 m1min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Naka

Mito Mito42 kmHitachi Hitachi75 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka51 kmKatsuta Katsuta50 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki17 kmToride Toride18 kmUshiku Ushiku10 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi44 kmShimodate Shimodate32 kmKoga Koga43 kmMoriya Moriya20 kmIshioka Ishioka17 kmYūki Yūki38 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki97 kmAmi Ami4 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 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 kmTomobe Tomobe25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Naka to Tsukuba?

About 22 km by road (18 km in a straight line).

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

About 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥330 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).