Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Mito and Tsukuba.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 45 km | 1h 0min |
| 🚲 Bike | 45 km | 3h 0min |
| 🚶 On foot | 41 km | 8h 30min |
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 Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 36 km in a straight line, or 45 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥670. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Mito → Tsukuba
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道50号水戸バイパス50
- ↰Keep left onto 5050
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 内原塩崎線旧道
- ←Turn left
- ↗Turn slight right
- →Turn right onto 大洗友部線16
- ←Turn left onto 石岡城里線52
- →Turn right onto 茨城岩間線43
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 茨城岩間線バイパス43
- ←Turn left onto 国道355号355
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue onto 竹ノ内羽鳥停車場線278
- →Turn right onto 西小塙石岡線140
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 柿岡街道
- →Turn right onto 柿岡街道
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 石岡筑西線7
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 土浦笠間線64
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42
- →Turn right onto 笠間つくば線42
- ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Mito
Hitachi Hitachi33 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 kmInashiki Inashiki45 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 kmNaka Naka18 kmAmi Ami21 kmJōsō Jōsō22 kmYūki Yūki22 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō23 km
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Mito to Tsukuba?
About 45 km by road (36 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Mito to Tsukuba?
About 1h 0min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).