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Hitachi-ota → Shimodate

Ibaraki → Ibaraki
Straight line56 km
By road65 km
Driving time1h 1min
Fuel cost¥970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hitachi-ota and Shimodate.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car65 km1h 1min
🚲 Bike65 km4h 20min
🚶 On foot65 km13h 27min

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-ota (Ibaraki) to Shimodate (Ibaraki) is 56 km in a straight line, or 65 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 1min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥970. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Shimodate → Hitachi-ota →

Driving directions · Hitachi-ota → Shimodate

  1. ↑Continue onto 常陸太田那須烏山線29480 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 常陸太田大子線33832 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 常陸太田大子線33856 m1min
  4. ←Turn left36 m0min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 日立笠間線617.6 km8min
  6. ↑Continue onto 日立笠間線旧道8.4 km9min
  7. ←Turn left onto 茂木街道123664 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto 日立笠間線614.4 km4min
  9. ↖Turn slight left onto 水戸茂木線51, 61914 m1min
  10. ↑Continue onto 日立笠間線6110.7 km10min
  11. →Turn right onto 笠間バイパス5026.4 km23min
  12. ←Turn left onto 結城街道71.4 km1min
  13. ←Turn left onto 茨城県道14号筑西つくば線141.6 km1min
  14. ↑Continue512 m1min
  15. ←Turn left156 m0min
  16. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

ひたちおおた茨城県

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

Distances from Hitachi-ota

Mito Mito23 kmHitachi Hitachi12 kmTsukuba Tsukuba55 kmHitachi-Naka Hitachi-Naka17 kmKatsuta Katsuta19 kmRyūgasaki Ryūgasaki79 kmToride Toride83 kmUshiku Ushiku74 kmKashima-shi Kashima-shi66 kmKoga Koga83 kmMoriya Moriya84 kmIshioka Ishioka47 kmYūki Yūki64 kmKitaibaraki Kitaibaraki33 kmAmi Ami65 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 Hitachi-ota to Shimodate?

About 65 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Hitachi-ota to Shimodate?

About 1h 1min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).