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Osaka → Sakurai

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

Real road routing between Osaka and Sakurai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car48 km40min
🚲 Bike48 km3h 10min
🚶 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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Sakurai (Nara) 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: Sakurai → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Sakurai

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通104 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165194 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 土佐堀通168900 m1min
  4. →Turn right12 m0min
  5. →Turn right24 m0min
  6. ←Turn left2.3 km2min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速1号環状線19.5 km6min
  8. ←Turn left onto 長居公園通2.3 km3min
  9. →Turn right onto 大阪中央環状線2655 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right969 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 西名阪自動車道E25126 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 西名阪自動車道E258.1 km5min
  13. ↰Keep left743 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left35 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道165号1652.6 km2min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道165号1654.5 km4min
  17. ←Turn left onto 当麻寺線160389 m0min
  18. ↑Continue143 m0min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 当麻寺線160464 m0min
  20. ↑Continue onto 国道168号168307 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道166号166, 1682.2 km2min
  22. →Turn right onto 河合大和高田線132137 m0min
  23. ←Turn left388 m1min
  24. ↑Continue onto 国道166号166, 168685 m1min
  25. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165, 1663.8 km3min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165491 m0min
  27. ↑Continue onto 国道165号165753 m1min
  28. →Turn right1.2 km2min
  29. ↑Continue2.2 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 桜井明日香吉野線15235 m0min
  31. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

近つ飛鳥の里太子大阪府
ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
かつらぎ奈良県
飛鳥奈良県

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 Sakurai

Kashihara-shi Kashihara-shi5 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto8 kmŌuda Ōuda8 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada9 kmTenri Tenri9 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai10 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō12 kmGose Gose12 kmKashiba Kashiba13 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama14 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi14 kmHōryūji Hōryūji16 kmNara-shi Nara-shi21 kmGojō Gojō22 kmIkoma Ikoma25 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Sakurai?

About 48 km by road (38 km in a straight line).

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

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).