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Osaka → Chūō

Ōsaka → Yamanashi
Straight line290 km
By road395 km
Driving time4h 42min
Fuel cost¥5,870
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Chūō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car395 km4h 42min
🚲 Bike395 km26h 22min
🚶 On foot334 km69h 35min

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 Chūō (Yamanashi) is 290 km in a straight line, or 395 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥5,870. 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: Chūō → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Chūō

  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E1A226.4 km2h 18min
  22. ↰Keep left661 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道27.7 km26min
  24. ↰Keep left18.2 km17min
  25. ↰Keep left496 m0min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 中部横断自動車道E523.1 km3min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 中部横断自動車道632 m1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 中部横断自動車道E528.8 km8min
  29. ↰Keep left250 m0min
  30. ↗Turn slight right655 m1min
  31. →Turn right onto 甲西道路52624 m1min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道140号1401.4 km1min
  33. ↑Continue onto 富士川南アルプス線262.9 km3min
  34. ←Turn left onto 韮崎南アルプス中央線1265 m0min
  35. 🏁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
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
とみざわ山梨県

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 Chūō

Minami-Alps Minami-Alps4 kmRyūō Ryūō6 kmKōfu Kōfu10 kmKai Kai10 kmNirasaki Nirasaki13 kmFuefuki Fuefuki13 kmIsawa Isawa13 kmKofu Kofu14 kmYamanashi Yamanashi20 kmFujikawaguchiko Fujikawaguchiko20 kmEnzan Enzan24 kmKōshū Kōshū28 kmHokuto Hokuto28 kmFuji-yoshida Fuji-yoshida30 kmFujiyoshida Fujiyoshida32 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Chūō?

About 395 km by road (290 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥5,870 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).