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Osaka → Ōtsu

Ōsaka → Shiga
Straight line48 km
By road55 km
Driving time53min
Fuel cost¥810
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Ōtsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car55 km53min
🚲 Bike55 km3h 39min
🚶 On foot55 km11h 24min

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 Ōtsu (Shiga) is 48 km in a straight line, or 55 km by road. A car trip takes about 53min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥810. 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: Ōtsu → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Ōtsu

  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, 8121 m0min
  25. →Turn right45 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 大津淀線354.5 km4min
  27. →Turn right242 m0min
  28. ←Turn left61 m0min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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 Ōtsu

Kusatsu Kusatsu9 kmRittō Rittō13 kmMoriyama Moriyama13 kmYasu Yasu18 kmKitahama Kitahama19 kmKonan Konan21 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman25 kmKōka Kōka27 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba28 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi33 kmHino Hino35 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi38 kmHikone Hikone45 kmTakashima Takashima48 kmMaibara Maibara52 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Ōtsu?

About 55 km by road (48 km in a straight line).

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

About 53min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥810 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).