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Mito → Tsukuba

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line36 km
By road45 km
Driving time1h 0min
Fuel cost¥670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Mito and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car45 km1h 0min
🚲 Bike45 km3h 0min
🚶 On foot41 km8h 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.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Mito →

Driving directions · Mito → Tsukuba

  1. Continue36 m0min
  2. Turn right163 m0min
  3. Turn right onto 国道50号水戸バイパス5026 m0min
  4. Keep left onto 5050228 m0min
  5. Turn left426 m1min
  6. Turn right889 m1min
  7. Keep left1.1 km1min
  8. Turn left2.8 km3min
  9. Turn left774 m1min
  10. Turn right onto 内原塩崎線旧道35 m0min
  11. Turn left692 m1min
  12. Turn slight right2.4 km4min
  13. Turn right onto 大洗友部線163.1 km3min
  14. Turn left onto 石岡城里線52737 m1min
  15. Turn right onto 茨城岩間線433.0 km4min
  16. Turn sharp left448 m1min
  17. Keep right1.7 km3min
  18. Turn sharp left38 m0min
  19. Turn sharp right onto 茨城岩間線バイパス431.9 km2min
  20. Turn left onto 国道355号3551.4 km1min
  21. Turn right287 m1min
  22. Turn left744 m1min
  23. Continue1.3 km2min
  24. Continue onto 竹ノ内羽鳥停車場線278275 m0min
  25. Turn right onto 西小塙石岡線140815 m1min
  26. Turn sharp left3.5 km4min
  27. Turn right onto 柿岡街道486 m1min
  28. Turn right onto 柿岡街道291 m0min
  29. Turn left38 m0min
  30. Turn right onto 石岡筑西線7921 m1min
  31. Turn left621 m1min
  32. Turn right onto 土浦笠間線6431 m0min
  33. Turn left1.0 km1min
  34. Turn left onto 笠間つくば線422.5 km3min
  35. Turn right onto 笠間つくば線425.7 km8min
  36. Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42868 m2min
  37. Turn sharp left2.5 km5min
  38. Keep left492 m1min
  39. Turn right723 m1min
  40. Turn left57 m0min
  41. Turn slight left49 m0min
  42. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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).