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Osaka → Tachikawa

Ōsaka → Tokyo
Straight line373 km
By road482 km
Driving time5h 32min
Fuel cost¥7,160
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Tachikawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car482 km5h 32min
🚲 Bike482 km32h 7min
🚶 On foot429 km89h 23min

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 Tachikawa (Tokyo) is 373 km in a straight line, or 482 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,160. 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: Tachikawa → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Tachikawa

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通338 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 天満浜通273 m1min
  3. ←Turn left onto 堺筋102312 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left onto 堺筋102383 m0min
  5. ↖Turn slight left onto 大阪高槻京都線1415 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 曽根崎通1, 1633.3 km3min
  7. ↖Turn slight left onto 大阪生駒線82.0 km3min
  8. ←Turn left519 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 花博通2.6 km3min
  10. ↰Keep left25.2 km21min
  11. ↰Keep left194 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right17.9 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  14. →Turn right91 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  19. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A54.0 km36min
  23. ↰Keep left and take C4, E20, E84, 129, 246 toward 八王子, 茅ヶ崎, 海老名出口, 厚木, 平塚284 m0min
  24. ↱Keep right and take C4, E20, E84 toward 圏央道, 八王子, 茅ヶ崎, 海老名出口1.4 km1min
  25. ↰Keep left and take C4, E20 toward 圏央道, 八王子, 海老名出口11.6 km10min
  26. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  27. ↰Keep left and drive toward 八王子, 橋本7.3 km8min
  28. ↱Keep right17 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 東京環状2.1 km2min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 八王子バイパス166.5 km7min
  31. ↰Keep left89 m0min
  32. →Turn right138 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 八王子バイパス16429 m0min
  34. →Turn right onto 甲州街道201.0 km1min
  35. ↰Keep left onto 甲州街道256131 m0min
  36. ↖Turn slight left onto 甲州街道2565.6 km7min
  37. ↑Continue onto 立川通り161.9 km3min
  38. ↱Keep right141 m0min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 芋窪街道, ファーレ立川北248 m0min
  40. →Turn right onto 高松バイパス678 m1min
  41. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
玉露の里静岡県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Tachikawa?

About 482 km by road (373 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,160 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).