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Sanjō → Osaka

Niigata → Ōsaka
Straight line448 km
By road537 km
Driving time6h 11min
Fuel cost¥7,970
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sanjō and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car537 km6h 11min
🚲 Bike537 km35h 46min
🚶 On foot516 km107h 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 Sanjō (Niigata) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 448 km in a straight line, or 537 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,970. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Sanjō →

Driving directions · Sanjō → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue133 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.2 km1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 国道8号8, 172.0 km2min
  4. →Turn right940 m1min
  5. ←Turn left312 m0min
  6. →Turn right19.3 km12min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  8. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  9. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  12. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  13. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  14. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  17. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  18. →Turn right onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  19. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  20. ↑Continue203 m0min
  21. ←Turn left740 m1min
  22. →Turn right118 m0min
  23. ↑Continue392 m0min
  24. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245216 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 黄檗停車場線245703 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  28. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道24号 and drive toward 大阪, 奈良, 京滋バイパス24108 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right and drive toward 吹田, 大阪3.1 km3min
  30. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  31. ↰Keep left25.7 km21min
  32. ↰Keep left3.0 km4min
  33. ←Turn left507 m1min
  34. →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線85.5 km6min
  35. ←Turn left onto 富田町通286 m1min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 若松町三番町通142 m0min
  37. ←Turn left122 m0min
  38. ↑Continue338 m0min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県

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

Distances from Sanjō

Niigata Niigata30 kmJōetsu Jōetsu82 kmNagaoka Nagaoka21 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki45 kmShibata Shibata50 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō25 kmTsubame Tsubame6 kmMitsuke Mitsuke9 kmShirone Shirone18 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi56 kmOjiya Ojiya38 kmGosen Gosen23 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō32 kmKamo Kamo9 kmMurakami Murakami83 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 Sanjō to Osaka?

About 537 km by road (448 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 11min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,970 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).