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Tokyo → Osaka

Tokyo → Ōsaka
Straight line396 km
By road489 km
Driving time5h 26min
Fuel cost¥7,260
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Tokyo and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car489 km5h 26min
🚲 Bike489 km32h 36min
🚶 On foot456 km94h 55min

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 Tokyo (Tokyo) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 396 km in a straight line, or 489 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 26min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,260. 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 → Tokyo →

Driving directions · Tokyo → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue14 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right22 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 都庁通り3511264 m0min
  4. ←Turn left onto 北通り3505116 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 公園通り3512803 m1min
  6. ↗Turn slight right onto 甲州街道20190 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 甲州街道20240 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317610 m1min
  9. ↱Keep right1.2 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷出口1.4 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left and drive toward 三軒茶屋292 m0min
  12. ←Turn left onto 玉川通り2464.2 km4min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 旧大山街道426732 m1min
  14. ↑Continue onto 瀬田貫井線4271.1 km1min
  15. →Turn right onto 用賀中道通り79 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 用賀一条通り589 m1min
  17. ↱Keep right299 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 東名高速道路6.4 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路E184 m0min
  20. ↱Keep right51.4 km34min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 東名高速道路（左ルート）E129.9 km20min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1A toward 新東名, 静岡, 名古屋225.4 km2h 12min
  23. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  24. ↰Keep left875 m1min
  25. ↱Keep right101.7 km1h 7min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  27. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  29. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right20.4 km17min
  31. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left25.7 km21min
  33. ↰Keep left3.0 km4min
  34. ←Turn left507 m1min
  35. →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線85.5 km6min
  36. ←Turn left onto 富田町通286 m1min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 若松町三番町通142 m0min
  38. ←Turn left122 m0min
  39. ↑Continue338 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

山北神奈川県
ふじおやま静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
もっくる新城愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県

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

Distances from Tokyo

Hachiōji Hachiōji33 kmMachida Machida27 kmChōfu Chōfu13 kmNishi-Tokyo-shi Nishi-Tokyo-shi14 kmKamirenjaku Kamirenjaku12 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashimurayama Higashimurayama21 kmŌme Ōme42 kmUrayasu Urayasu18 kmMusashino Musashino12 kmKokubunji Kokubunji20 kmTanashichō Tanashichō15 kmFussa Fussa34 kmItsukaichi Itsukaichi43 kmHigashiyamato Higashiyamato25 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 Tokyo to Osaka?

About 489 km by road (396 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 26min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,260 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).