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Katsuta → Shimo-tsuma

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line55 km
By road73 km
Driving time1h 4min
Fuel cost¥1,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Katsuta and Shimo-tsuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car73 km1h 4min
🚲 Bike73 km4h 53min
🚶 On foot64 km13h 17min

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 Katsuta (Ibaraki) to Shimo-tsuma (Ibaraki) is 55 km in a straight line, or 73 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 4min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,090. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimo-tsuma → Katsuta →

Driving directions · Katsuta → Shimo-tsuma

  1. ↑Continue49 m0min
  2. →Turn right81 m0min
  3. ←Turn left172 m0min
  4. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線63, 3511.7 km3min
  5. ↑Continue onto 馬渡水戸線3511.1 km1min
  6. ↑Continue2.7 km3min
  7. ↗Turn slight right139 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left374 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 中石崎水戸線179598 m1min
  10. →Turn right856 m1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 東水戸道路6298 m0min
  12. →Turn right310 m1min
  13. ↱Keep right and drive toward 東京, いわき, 宇都宮39.6 km27min
  14. ↰Keep left726 m1min
  15. ↱Keep right63 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 結城街道50530 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 東山田岩瀬線14810.9 km11min
  18. →Turn right onto 下妻真壁線1312.5 km3min
  19. ↑Continue onto 明野間々田線54, 131407 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 下妻真壁線1319.7 km10min
  21. ←Turn left onto 谷和原筑西線357321 m1min
  22. →Turn right69 m0min
  23. ←Turn left39 m0min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しもつま茨城県

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

Distances from Katsuta

Mito Mito8 kmHitachi Hitachi26 kmTsukuba Tsukuba44 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka1 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki62 kmToride Toride67 kmUshiku Ushiku59 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi48 kmShimodate Shimodate50 kmKoga Koga77 kmMoriya Moriya69 kmIshioka Ishioka33 kmYūki Yūki59 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki49 kmAmi Ami49 km

Distances from Shimo-tsuma

Ishige Ishige7 kmTsukuba Tsukuba12 kmShimodate Shimodate13 kmChikusei Chikusei15 kmYūki Yūki15 kmMakabe Makabe15 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa15 kmBandō Bandō15 kmIwai Iwai16 kmJōsō Jōsō16 kmSakai Sakai18 kmMitsukaidō Mitsukaidō19 kmIwase Iwase22 kmKoga Koga22 kmTsukubamirai Tsukubamirai23 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Katsuta to Shimo-tsuma?

About 73 km by road (55 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Katsuta to Shimo-tsuma?

About 1h 4min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).