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Hitachiomiya → Shimodate

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line48 km
By road59 km
Driving time56min
Fuel cost¥880
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hitachiomiya and Shimodate.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car59 km56min
🚲 Bike59 km3h 56min
🚶 On foot55 km11h 25min

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 Hitachiomiya (Ibaraki) to Shimodate (Ibaraki) is 48 km in a straight line, or 59 km by road. A car trip takes about 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥880. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimodate → Hitachiomiya →

Driving directions · Hitachiomiya → Shimodate

  1. ↑Continue4 m0min
  2. ←Turn left53 m0min
  3. →Turn right84 m0min
  4. ←Turn left42 m0min
  5. →Turn right95 m0min
  6. →Turn right179 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 南郷街道1182.3 km3min
  8. →Turn right562 m1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 小場常陸大宮停車場線3183.0 km3min
  10. →Turn right onto 小場常陸大宮停車場線3181.3 km1min
  11. ←Turn left onto 長沢水戸線1022.0 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 長沢水戸線10215 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 日立笠間線61, 1022.5 km3min
  14. ←Turn left onto 茂木街道123664 m1min
  15. →Turn right onto 日立笠間線614.4 km4min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 水戸茂木線51, 61914 m1min
  17. ↑Continue onto 日立笠間線6110.7 km10min
  18. →Turn right onto 笠間バイパス5026.4 km23min
  19. ←Turn left onto 結城街道71.4 km1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 茨城県道14号筑西つくば線141.6 km1min
  21. ↑Continue512 m1min
  22. ←Turn left156 m0min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

常陸大宮茨城県

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

Distances from Hitachiomiya

Mito Mito24 kmHitachi Hitachi22 kmTsukuba Tsukuba49 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka22 kmKatsuta Katsuta23 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki77 kmToride Toride79 kmUshiku Ushiku71 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi70 kmKoga Koga75 kmMoriya Moriya79 kmIshioka Ishioka44 kmYūki Yūki55 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki40 kmAmi Ami62 km

Distances from Shimodate

Chikusei Chikusei2 kmYūki Yūki9 kmMakabe Makabe11 kmIwase Iwase12 kmShimo-tsuma Shimo-tsuma13 kmSakuragawa Sakuragawa13 kmTsukuba Tsukuba15 kmIshige Ishige20 kmKasama Kasama27 kmKoga Koga27 kmBandō Bandō28 kmSakai Sakai28 kmIshioka Ishioka29 kmKasumigaura Kasumigaura29 kmIwai Iwai29 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Hitachiomiya to Shimodate?

About 59 km by road (48 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hitachiomiya to Shimodate?

About 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥880 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).