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Yamaguchi → Osaka

Yamaguchi → Ōsaka
Straight line374 km
By road455 km
Driving time5h 13min
Fuel cost¥6,760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yamaguchi and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car455 km5h 13min
🚲 Bike455 km30h 20min
🚶 On foot430 km89h 38min

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 Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 374 km in a straight line, or 455 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 13min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,760. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Yamaguchi →

Driving directions · Yamaguchi → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue220 m1min
  2. →Turn right1.1 km1min
  3. →Turn right onto 宮野大歳線204376 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 山口防府線215.3 km5min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道262号2629.1 km8min
  6. ←Turn left161 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right741 m1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道2号221 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right400.8 km4h 24min
  10. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  12. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  13. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  14. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  19. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  23. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  28. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Yamaguchi

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki54 kmUbe Ube33 kmHōfu Hōfu17 kmIwakuni Iwakuni69 kmTokuyama Tokuyama36 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu42 kmHikari Hikari51 kmOnoda Onoda33 kmHagi Hagi25 kmYanai Yanai65 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō11 kmNagato Nagato33 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki43 kmMine Mine23 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda33 km

Distances from Osaka

Moriguchi Moriguchi7 kmSuita Suita8 kmHigashi-ōsaka Higashi-ōsaka8 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 kmYao Yao12 kmSettsu Settsu13 kmSakai Sakai13 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmMino Mino15 kmIkeda Ikeda16 kmKashihara Kashihara16 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yamaguchi to Osaka?

About 455 km by road (374 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Yamaguchi to Osaka?

About 5h 13min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).