Car hire and driving in Tsukuba
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at IBR means 29 km (18 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.
Drives from Tsukuba
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsukuba to Abiko | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Tsukuba to Noda | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Tsukuba to Kashiwa | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Tsukuba to Inzai | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Tsukuba to Chikusei | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Tsukuba to Nagareyama | Japan | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Tsukuba to Misato, Saitama | Japan | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Tsukuba to Kasukabe | Japan | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Tsukuba to Kamagaya | Japan | 36 km (23 mi) | about 33 min |
| Tsukuba to Koshigaya | Japan | 36 km (23 mi) | about 33 min |
| Tsukuba to Oyama | Japan | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Tsukuba to Koga | Japan | 38 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Tsukuba to Tokyo | Japan | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Tsukuba to Yokohama | Japan | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Tsukuba to Osaka | Japan | 446 km (277 mi) | about 6 h 48 min |
| Tsukuba to Nagoya | Japan | 307 km (191 mi) | about 4 h 41 min |
| Tsukuba to Sapporo | Japan | 784 km (487 mi) | about 11 h 57 min |
| Tsukuba to Fukuoka | Japan | 927 km (576 mi) | about 14 h 8 min |
| Tsukuba to Kawasaki | Japan | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Tsukuba to Kobe | Japan | 473 km (294 mi) | about 7 h 13 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Tsukuba?
The left, as everywhere in Japan.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.