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Osaka → Sakata

Ōsaka → Yamagata
Straight line608 km
By road723 km
Driving time8h 46min
Fuel cost¥10,740
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Sakata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car723 km8h 46min
🚲 Bike723 km48h 11min
🚶 On foot700 km145h 44min

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 Sakata (Yamagata) is 608 km in a straight line, or 723 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 46min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,740. 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: Sakata → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Sakata

  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, 34530.8 km26min
  51. Turn left onto 藤島由良線508.5 km8min
  52. Continue onto 国道112号1124.5 km4min
  53. Turn left onto 国道112号11215.7 km14min
  54. Continue onto 吹浦酒田線353324 m1min
  55. Turn sharp right629 m1min
  56. Turn right onto 酒田松山線40316 m0min
  57. Turn left218 m0min
  58. Turn right286 m0min
  59. Turn left382 m0min
  60. Turn right122 m0min
  61. Turn left198 m0min
  62. Turn right22 m0min
  63. 🏁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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Sakata?

About 723 km by road (608 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 46min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,740 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).