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Saitama → Tsukuba

Saitama → Ibaraki
Straight line51 km
By road61 km
Driving time1h 13min
Fuel cost¥900
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Saitama and Tsukuba.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car61 km1h 13min
🚲 Bike61 km4h 2min
🚶 On foot59 km12h 19min

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 Saitama (Saitama) to Tsukuba (Ibaraki) is 51 km in a straight line, or 61 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥900. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tsukuba → Saitama →

Driving directions · Saitama → Tsukuba

  1. ↑Continue93 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 新方須賀さいたま線214828 m1min
  3. ↰Keep left139 m0min
  4. ↑Continue31 m0min
  5. ↑Continue230 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto さいたま幸手線653.2 km3min
  7. →Turn right461 m1min
  8. →Turn right onto さいたま春日部線2, 651.9 km3min
  9. ↑Continue onto さいたま春日部線2, 656.1 km6min
  10. ↑Continue onto 日光街道319228 m0min
  11. ↑Continue7.8 km8min
  12. ↑Continue onto 次木杉戸線183296 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 次木杉戸線183800 m1min
  14. ↑Continue493 m1min
  15. →Turn right335 m0min
  16. ←Turn left517 m1min
  17. ↗Turn slight right10 m0min
  18. ←Turn left244 m0min
  19. →Turn right60 m0min
  20. ↗Turn slight right onto 我孫子関宿線7371 m1min
  21. ↰Turn sharp left onto 岩井関宿野田線1623.2 km3min
  22. ↑Continue onto 猿島広域農道(ライブライン)402 m0min
  23. →Turn right572 m1min
  24. →Turn right180 m0min
  25. →Turn right641 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道354号354284 m0min
  27. →Turn right281 m1min
  28. ←Turn left56 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 岩井バイパス354921 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 中里坂東線125263 m0min
  31. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  32. ←Turn left onto 結城坂東線20592 m1min
  33. →Turn right160 m0min
  34. ↑Continue onto 高崎坂東線1365.7 km6min
  35. →Turn right onto 高崎坂東線1361.3 km1min
  36. →Turn right229 m0min
  37. ↱Keep right28 m0min
  38. ↗Turn slight right157 m0min
  39. ↗Turn slight right116 m0min
  40. ↰Keep left80 m0min
  41. →Turn right39 m0min
  42. ←Turn left238 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 土浦境線244.9 km5min
  44. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  45. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  46. →Turn right858 m2min
  47. ←Turn left179 m0min
  48. →Turn right63 m0min
  49. ←Turn left onto つくば真岡線452.3 km3min
  50. ↱Keep right117 m0min
  51. ↑Continue314 m0min
  52. ←Turn left2.0 km2min
  53. ↑Continue1.7 km3min
  54. ↱Keep right236 m0min
  55. →Turn right86 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 学園東大通り408477 m1min
  57. →Turn right onto 国道125号125656 m1min
  58. ←Turn left112 m0min
  59. →Turn right81 m0min
  60. →Turn right38 m0min
  61. ←Turn left onto 筑西つくば線14298 m0min
  62. →Turn right78 m0min
  63. ←Turn left81 m0min
  64. ↱Keep right509 m1min
  65. ↰Keep left614 m1min
  66. ↖Turn slight left49 m0min
  67. ↱Keep right71 m0min
  68. ↱Keep right288 m1min
  69. ↖Turn slight left onto つくば道139753 m1min
  70. →Turn right568 m1min
  71. ←Turn left172 m1min
  72. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

アグリパークゆめすぎと埼玉県
庄和埼玉県

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

Distances from Saitama

Yono Yono3 kmKawaguchi Kawaguchi12 kmTokorozawa Tokorozawa21 kmKawagoe Kawagoe15 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmSōka Sōka15 kmAgeoshimo Ageoshimo8 kmKasukabe Kasukabe12 kmSayama Sayama23 kmKumagaya Kumagaya35 kmAsaka Asaka13 kmShimotoda Shimotoda11 kmIwatsuki Iwatsuki7 kmFukayachō Fukayachō47 kmSakado Sakado25 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 Saitama to Tsukuba?

About 61 km by road (51 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Saitama to Tsukuba?

About 1h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥900 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).