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Hitachi → Ōarai

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line32 km
By road36 km
Driving time40min
Fuel cost¥530
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hitachi and Ōarai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car36 km40min
🚲 Bike36 km2h 22min
🚶 On foot37 km7h 45min

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 Hitachi (Ibaraki) to Ōarai (Ibaraki) is 32 km in a straight line, or 36 km by road. A car trip takes about 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥530. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōarai → Hitachi →

Driving directions · Hitachi → Ōarai

  1. ↑Continue227 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 陸前浜街道610.7 km12min
  3. ↰Keep left2.5 km3min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道293号2931.2 km1min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道245号24515.9 km17min
  6. ←Turn left onto 水戸那珂湊線6830 m1min
  7. →Turn right48 m0min
  8. ←Turn left584 m1min
  9. ↱Turn sharp right onto 那珂湊大洗線108319 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 那珂湊大洗線108756 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 祝町いささかりんりん通り1.6 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 磯浜さくら坂通り2, 108559 m1min
  13. →Turn right37 m0min
  14. ↰Turn sharp left194 m0min
  15. →Turn right36 m0min
  16. ←Turn left88 m0min
  17. →Turn right16 m0min
  18. ↗Turn slight right24 m0min
  19. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

日立おさかなセンター茨城県

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

Distances from Hitachi

Mito Mito33 kmTsukuba Tsukuba66 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka25 kmKatsuta Katsuta26 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki88 kmToride Toride93 kmUshiku Ushiku84 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi71 kmShimodate Shimodate68 kmKoga Koga96 kmMoriya Moriya94 kmIshioka Ishioka58 kmYūki Yūki76 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki23 kmAmi Ami75 km

Distances from Ōarai

Katsuta Katsuta9 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka10 kmMito Mito13 kmOkunoya Okunoya15 kmFunaishikawa Funaishikawa17 kmHokota Hokota19 kmOmitama Omitama19 kmTomobe Tomobe26 kmHitachi-ota Hitachi-ota27 kmKasama Kasama29 kmŌmiya Ōmiya30 kmIshioka Ishioka32 kmHitachiomiya Hitachiomiya32 kmNamegata Namegata35 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura35 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hitachi to Ōarai?

About 36 km by road (32 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hitachi to Ōarai?

About 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥530 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).