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Osaka → Tsuruoka

Ōsaka → Yamagata
Straight line590 km
By road705 km
Driving time8h 30min
Fuel cost¥10,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Tsuruoka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car705 km8h 30min
🚲 Bike705 km46h 59min
🚶 On foot679 km141h 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 Tsuruoka (Yamagata) is 590 km in a straight line, or 705 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,470. 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: Tsuruoka → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Tsuruoka

  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 right3.6 km3min
  13. ↰Keep left640 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道24号 and take 24 toward 観月橋2442 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道24号 and drive toward 京都, 観月橋24346 m1min
  16. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245923 m2min
  17. ↰Turn sharp left1.1 km1min
  18. →Turn right392 m0min
  19. ↑Continue118 m0min
  20. ←Turn left740 m1min
  21. →Turn right203 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  23. ↑Continue onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 東海道1, 8812 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left29 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left31 m0min
  27. ↗Turn slight right101 m0min
  28. ←Turn left191 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right142 m0min
  30. ↰Turn sharp left42 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right25.8 km18min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 志賀バイパス16125.3 km22min
  33. ↱Keep right onto 高島大津線558738 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  35. ↑Continue onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道161号161, 30323.3 km20min
  37. ↰Keep left toward E81.1 km1min
  38. ↰Keep left425.6 km4h 25min
  39. ↰Keep left950 m1min
  40. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 新潟西バイパス11619.8 km17min
  42. ↰Keep left432 m0min
  43. ←Turn left onto 県道46号新潟中央環状線46448 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 横土居バイパス113, 3451.7 km1min
  45. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 3452.1 km2min
  46. ←Turn left onto 国道113号113, 34535.5 km30min
  47. →Turn right onto 国道345号3451.5 km1min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道345号3451.0 km1min
  49. →Turn right onto 国道345号34533.2 km28min
  50. ←Turn left onto 国道7号7, 34522.9 km20min
  51. →Turn right553 m1min
  52. ↗Turn slight right onto 菅野代堅苔沢線61612 m1min
  53. →Turn right242 m0min
  54. ↑Continue onto 日本海東北自動車道（無料区間）E712.8 km12min
  55. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  56. →Turn right onto 鶴岡バイパス71.4 km1min
  57. →Turn right onto 羽州浜街道332681 m1min
  58. ↱Turn sharp right34 m0min
  59. ←Turn left548 m1min
  60. ↰Keep left3.4 km4min
  61. →Turn right onto 鶴岡村上線349295 m0min
  62. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

びわ湖大橋米プラザ滋賀県
妹子の郷滋賀県
藤樹の里あどがわ滋賀県
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県

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 Tsuruoka

Sakata Sakata22 kmYuza Yuza34 kmShinjō Shinjō42 kmObanazawa Obanazawa52 kmSagae Sagae55 kmMurayama Murayama59 kmHigashine Higashine59 kmTendō Tendō63 kmNagai Nagai71 kmYamagata Yamagata72 kmKaminoyama Kaminoyama74 kmNanyō Nanyō80 kmTakahata Takahata86 kmYonezawa Yonezawa94 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Tsuruoka?

About 705 km by road (590 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).