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Katsuta → Tsukuba

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line44 km
By road55 km
Driving time1h 7min
Fuel cost¥820
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Katsuta and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car55 km1h 7min
🚲 Bike55 km3h 41min
🚶 On foot50 km10h 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.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Katsuta →

Driving directions · Katsuta → Tsukuba

  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 left328 m0min
  16. →Turn right257 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 大洗友部線163.1 km3min
  18. ←Turn left onto 石岡城里線52737 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 茨城岩間線433.0 km4min
  20. ↰Turn sharp left448 m1min
  21. ↱Keep right1.7 km3min
  22. ↰Turn sharp left38 m0min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right onto 茨城岩間線バイパス431.9 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 国道355号3551.4 km1min
  25. →Turn right287 m1min
  26. ←Turn left744 m1min
  27. ↑Continue1.3 km2min
  28. ↑Continue onto 竹ノ内羽鳥停車場線278275 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 西小塙石岡線140815 m1min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left3.5 km4min
  31. →Turn right onto 柿岡街道486 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 柿岡街道291 m0min
  33. ←Turn left38 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 石岡筑西線7921 m1min
  35. ←Turn left621 m1min
  36. →Turn right onto 土浦笠間線6431 m0min
  37. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線422.5 km3min
  39. →Turn right onto 笠間つくば線425.7 km8min
  40. ←Turn left onto 笠間つくば線42868 m2min
  41. ↰Turn sharp left2.5 km5min
  42. ↰Keep left492 m1min
  43. →Turn right723 m1min
  44. ←Turn left57 m0min
  45. ↖Turn slight left49 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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).