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Sakurai → Osaka

Nara → Ōsaka
Straight line38 km
By road48 km
Driving time40min
Fuel cost¥710
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sakurai and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car48 km40min
🚲 Bike48 km3h 12min
🚶 On foot44 km9h 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.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Sakurai →

Driving directions · Sakurai → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue1.1 km1min
  2. →Turn right onto 桜井明日香吉野線15235 m0min
  3. ←Turn left2.2 km3min
  4. ↑Continue1.2 km2min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道165号165246 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道165号165514 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165263 m0min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 国道165号165235 m0min
  9. ↑Continue onto 国道24号24268 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道166号16684 m0min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道166号1663.6 km3min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道165号165, 166, 168131 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 国道166号166, 1683.3 km3min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 国道168号168307 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 当麻寺線160464 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left143 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 当麻寺線160389 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 大和高田バイパス1657.1 km6min
  19. →Turn right8.5 km5min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 近畿自動車道E26864 m1min
  21. ↰Keep left897 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 大阪中央環状線2422 m0min
  23. ←Turn left onto 長居公園通1792.2 km2min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道309号30910 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道479号47920 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 喜連瓜破入口12.3 km8min
  27. ↰Keep left266 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right55 m0min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 内北浜通り68 m0min
  30. →Turn right onto 四つ橋筋280 m0min
  31. →Turn right onto 中之島通579 m1min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

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 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).