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Katsuta → Sakai

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line73 km
By road90 km
Driving time1h 24min
Fuel cost¥1,330
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Katsuta and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car90 km1h 24min
🚲 Bike90 km5h 59min
🚶 On foot84 km17h 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 Katsuta (Ibaraki) to Sakai (Ibaraki) is 73 km in a straight line, or 90 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 24min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,330. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Katsuta →

Driving directions · Katsuta → Sakai

  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10.1 km7min
  14. ↰Keep left665 m1min
  15. ↱Keep right74 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 玉里水戸線59305 m0min
  17. ↰Keep left toward 163.1 km3min
  18. ↑Continue556 m1min
  19. ←Turn left205 m0min
  20. ↖Turn slight left26.0 km16min
  21. ↰Keep left and take 6, 125 toward 土浦北535 m1min
  22. ↱Keep right and take 125 toward 下妻, つくば5.2 km6min
  23. ←Turn left onto 藤沢荒川沖線バイパス2012.9 km3min
  24. ↑Continue1.4 km2min
  25. ↖Turn slight left onto 平塚通り2418.4 km20min
  26. ←Turn left onto 土浦境線24244 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 結城坂東線20, 241.4 km2min
  28. →Turn right683 m1min
  29. →Turn right onto 土浦境線247.0 km7min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道354号3541.5 km1min
  31. ←Turn left onto 国道354号354740 m1min
  32. →Turn right170 m0min
  33. →Turn right187 m1min
  34. ←Turn left15 m0min
  35. →Turn right52 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right24 m0min
  37. 🏁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 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 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 Katsuta to Sakai?

About 90 km by road (73 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 24min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,330 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).