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Osaka → Arao

Ōsaka → Kumamoto
Straight line504 km
By road651 km
Driving time8h 7min
Fuel cost¥9,670
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Arao.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car651 km8h 7min
🚲 Bike651 km43h 24min
🚶 On foot580 km120h 46min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Arao (Kumamoto) is 504 km in a straight line, or 651 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,670. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Arao → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Arao

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41650 m1min
  3. ←Turn left13 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right4.0 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right4.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right292 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  13. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  16. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  22. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  24. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  31. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  32. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  33. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  37. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道322号3225.0 km4min
  40. ←Turn left onto 上高橋善導寺停車場線7401.0 km1min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 中川北野線7413.5 km3min
  42. ↱Keep right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 812.3 km2min
  43. →Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739124 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53, 739427 m0min
  45. →Turn right onto 豊田北野線739183 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線旧道1.2 km1min
  47. →Turn right onto 久留米筑紫野線53127 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 久留米筑紫野線53304 m0min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 浮羽草野久留米線151185 m0min
  50. ↑Continue onto 久留米筑後線86655 m1min
  51. →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 750100 m0min
  52. ↰Turn sharp left onto 久留米筑後線86607 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86, 800239 m0min
  54. →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線861.4 km1min
  55. →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線86, 752176 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線861.5 km1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 国道3号3, 32573 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 久留米筑後線862.9 km3min
  59. ←Turn left onto 久留米筑後線86673 m1min
  60. ←Turn left onto 国道209号2095.3 km5min
  61. →Turn right215 m0min
  62. ←Turn left251 m1min
  63. ↑Continue395 m0min
  64. ←Turn left92 m0min
  65. ←Turn left onto 筑後城島線70647 m0min
  66. →Turn right onto 柳川筑後線7031.6 km2min
  67. →Turn right onto 柳川筑後線703, 71688 m0min
  68. ←Turn left175 m0min
  69. ↰Keep left onto 柳川筑後線703, 7911.3 km1min
  70. ↑Continue onto 八女瀬高線96, 791982 m1min
  71. ↑Continue onto 富久瀬高線7911.9 km2min
  72. ↱Keep right onto 国道209号2096.9 km6min
  73. ↑Continue onto 国道208号208, 209207 m0min
  74. →Turn right onto 黒崎開濃施線7801.9 km2min
  75. ↑Continue onto 大牟田川副線181.3 km1min
  76. ←Turn left onto 大牟田川副線1855 m0min
  77. →Turn right298 m0min
  78. ↑Continue onto 有明海沿岸道路2088.3 km5min
  79. ↰Turn sharp left onto 三池港線736314 m0min
  80. ↱Keep right406 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 国道389号389, 5012.4 km2min
  82. ←Turn left703 m1min
  83. →Turn right onto 国道208号208543 m0min
  84. ←Turn left297 m1min
  85. ↱Turn sharp right36 m0min
  86. ↰Turn sharp left60 m0min
  87. ↱Keep right255 m1min
  88. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県

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

Distances from Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 km

Distances from Arao

Tamana Tamana13 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno24 kmKumamoto Kumamoto30 kmKōshi Kōshi32 kmKikuchi Kikuchi35 kmUto Uto39 kmŌzu Ōzu41 kmMatsubase Matsubase42 kmUki Uki45 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro51 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa55 kmHonmachi Honmachi55 kmAso Aso59 kmAmakusa Amakusa63 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Arao?

About 651 km by road (504 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 7min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,670 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).