Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Katsuta and Tsukuba.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 55 km | 1h 7min |
| 🚲 Bike | 55 km | 3h 41min |
| 🚶 On foot | 50 km | 10h 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 Katsuta (Ibaraki) to Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 44 km in a straight line, or 55 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥820. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Katsuta → Tsukuba
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 水戸勝田那珂湊線63, 351
- ↑Continue onto 馬渡水戸線351
- ↑Continue
- ↗Turn slight right
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left onto 中石崎水戸線179
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 東水戸道路6
- →Turn right
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 東京, いわき, 宇都宮
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn 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 Katsuta
Mito Mito8 kmHitachi Hitachi26 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 kmInashiki Inashiki51 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 Katsuta to Tsukuba?
About 55 km by road (44 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Katsuta to Tsukuba?
About 1h 7min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥820 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).