Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sakurai and Osaka.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 48 km | 40min |
| 🚲 Bike | 48 km | 3h 12min |
| 🚶 On foot | 44 km | 9h 12min |
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 Sakurai (Nara) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 38 km in a straight line, or 48 km by road. A car trip takes about 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥710. The full driving directions are shown below.
Driving directions · Sakurai → Osaka
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right onto 桜井明日香吉野線15
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 国道165号165
- →Turn right onto 国道165号165
- ↑Continue onto 国道165号165
- ↰Keep left onto 国道165号165
- ↑Continue onto 国道24号24
- →Turn right onto 国道166号166
- ←Turn left onto 国道166号166
- →Turn right onto 国道165号165, 166, 168
- ←Turn left onto 国道166号166, 168
- ↱Keep right onto 国道168号168
- ↑Continue onto 当麻寺線160
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 当麻寺線160
- →Turn right onto 大和高田バイパス165
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left onto 近畿自動車道E26
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 大阪中央環状線2
- ←Turn left onto 長居公園通179
- →Turn right onto 国道309号309
- ↑Continue onto 国道479号479
- ↰Keep left onto 喜連瓜破入口
- ↰Keep left
- ↱Keep right
- ↖Turn slight left onto 内北浜通り
- →Turn right onto 四つ橋筋
- →Turn right onto 中之島通
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
飛鳥奈良県
かつらぎ奈良県
ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
近つ飛鳥の里太子大阪府
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Sakurai
Nara-shi Nara-shi21 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi5 kmIkoma Ikoma25 kmTenri Tenri9 kmGojō Gojō22 kmGose Gose12 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmHōryūji Hōryūji16 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai10 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō12 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada9 kmŌuda Ōuda8 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi14 kmKashiba Kashiba13 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama14 km
Distances from Osaka
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sakurai to Osaka?
About 48 km by road (38 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sakurai to Osaka?
About 40min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥710 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).