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Mito → Sakai

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line65 km
By road80 km
Driving time1h 16min
Fuel cost¥1,180
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Mito and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car80 km1h 16min
🚲 Bike80 km5h 19min
🚶 On foot74 km15h 28min

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 Mito (Ibaraki) to Sakai (Ibaraki) is 65 km in a straight line, or 80 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,180. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Mito →

Driving directions · Mito → Sakai

  1. ↑Continue36 m0min
  2. →Turn right163 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道50号水戸バイパス502.9 km2min
  4. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  5. →Turn right109 m0min
  6. →Turn right218 m0min
  7. ←Turn left152 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 玉里水戸線591.5 km2min
  9. →Turn right229 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線40325 m0min
  11. ←Turn left3.1 km4min
  12. ←Turn left onto 石岡城里線522.1 km2min
  13. →Turn right556 m1min
  14. ←Turn left205 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left26.0 km16min
  16. ↰Keep left and take 6, 125 toward 土浦北535 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right and take 125 toward 下妻, つくば5.2 km6min
  18. ←Turn left onto 藤沢荒川沖線バイパス2012.9 km3min
  19. ↑Continue1.4 km2min
  20. ↖Turn slight left onto 平塚通り2418.4 km20min
  21. ←Turn left onto 土浦境線24244 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 結城坂東線20, 241.4 km2min
  23. →Turn right683 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 土浦境線247.0 km7min
  25. →Turn right onto 国道354号3541.5 km1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道354号354740 m1min
  27. →Turn right170 m0min
  28. →Turn right187 m1min
  29. ←Turn left15 m0min
  30. →Turn right52 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ごか茨城県
さかい茨城県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Mito

Hitachi Hitachi33 kmTsukuba Tsukuba36 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka9 kmKatsuta Katsuta8 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki56 kmToride Toride60 kmUshiku Ushiku51 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi46 kmShimodate Shimodate42 kmKoga Koga68 kmMoriya Moriya62 kmIshioka Ishioka25 kmYūki Yūki51 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki55 kmAmi Ami42 km

Distances from Sakai

Bandō Bandō7 kmIwai Iwai11 kmKoga Koga12 kmIshige Ishige15 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma18 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 kmYūki Yūki23 kmMoriya Moriya26 kmShimodate Shimodate28 kmChikusei Chikusei29 kmTsukuba Tsukuba29 kmMakabe Makabe33 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa33 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Mito to Sakai?

About 80 km by road (65 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Mito to Sakai?

About 1h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,180 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).