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Osaka → Nikkō

Ōsaka → Tochigi
Straight line436 km
By road551 km
Driving time8h 25min
Fuel cost¥8,190
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Nikkō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car551 km8h 25min
🚲 Bike551 km36h 45min
🚶 On foot501 km104h 25min

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 Nikkō (Tochigi) is 436 km in a straight line, or 551 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 25min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,190. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nikkō → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Nikkō

  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 right148.4 km1h 35min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 中央自動車道E19161.9 km2h 18min
  14. ↰Keep left4.1 km4min
  15. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 岡谷IC107 m0min
  17. ↗Turn slight right onto 岡谷IC2.6 km2min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道142号1422.3 km2min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道142号142118 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 中山道142821 m1min
  21. →Turn right onto 中山道1426.8 km9min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道142号1426.4 km9min
  23. ↑Continue onto 中山道1427.4 km10min
  24. ←Turn left72 m0min
  25. →Turn right3.2 km4min
  26. ←Turn left onto 中山道142491 m1min
  27. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 1521.2 km2min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 中山道1422.5 km3min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left137 m0min
  30. ↗Turn slight right18 m0min
  31. ↱Turn sharp right49 m0min
  32. ↰Turn sharp left onto 中山道1423.7 km5min
  33. →Turn right1.0 km1min
  34. →Turn right onto 芦田大屋停車場線1471.9 km3min
  35. ↑Continue onto 1481481.5 km2min
  36. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  37. ↑Continue onto 東部望月線166278 m0min
  38. ←Turn left208 m0min
  39. ←Turn left89 m0min
  40. ←Turn left188 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right48 m0min
  42. ←Turn left onto 東部望月線166583 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 中山道142, 254864 m1min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 下仁田浅科線445.5 km6min
  45. →Turn right32 m0min
  46. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  47. ↗Turn slight right onto 小諸中込線13925 m0min
  48. ←Turn left748 m1min
  49. ←Turn left52 m0min
  50. →Turn right394 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 中山道44592 m1min
  52. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  53. ↑Continue onto 岩村田停車場線1432.3 km3min
  54. →Turn right1.8 km2min
  55. →Turn right382 m0min
  56. ←Turn left150 m0min
  57. ↖Turn slight left30.4 km25min
  58. ↰Keep left and take 18 toward 松井田, 妙義932 m1min
  59. →Turn right onto 松井田下仁田線51679 m1min
  60. →Turn right onto 国道18号183.0 km4min
  61. ↰Keep left313 m0min
  62. ↱Turn sharp right onto 八本松松井田線1227 m0min
  63. ↰Turn sharp left157 m0min
  64. ↑Continue onto 松井田バイパス1810.3 km13min
  65. ↰Keep left onto 1818299 m0min
  66. ←Turn left onto 松井田中宿線21762 m0min
  67. ↑Continue4.5 km5min
  68. ↰Keep left onto 中山道182.0 km2min
  69. ↑Continue onto 国道406号406324 m1min
  70. ↰Keep left273 m0min
  71. ↰Keep left6.6 km8min
  72. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  73. →Turn right onto 前橋安中富岡線10847 m1min
  74. ↖Turn slight left onto 前橋長瀞線13113 m0min
  75. ↑Continue onto 石倉前橋停車場線1091.6 km2min
  76. ↑Continue3.6 km4min
  77. ←Turn left430 m1min
  78. →Turn right onto 前橋大間々桐生線34.0 km7min
  79. ↑Continue onto 渋川大胡線341.3 km1min
  80. ←Turn left onto 大胡赤城線1687 m0min
  81. →Turn right onto 大胡赤城線16125 m0min
  82. ↑Continue onto 上神梅大胡線333196 m0min
  83. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線3332.4 km2min
  84. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線333528 m1min
  85. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3332.8 km3min
  86. ←Turn left onto 上神梅大胡線333537 m1min
  87. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3331.1 km1min
  88. ←Turn left211 m0min
  89. ←Turn left179 m0min
  90. →Turn right92 m0min
  91. →Turn right67 m0min
  92. ←Turn left onto 東国文化歴史街道353577 m1min
  93. →Turn right onto 上神梅大胡線3335.1 km8min
  94. →Turn right97 m0min
  95. ↗Turn slight right onto 上神梅大胡線333359 m1min
  96. ←Turn left onto 銅街道12220.8 km27min
  97. ↱Keep right onto 沢入桐生線343531 m1min
  98. ↗Turn slight right onto 銅街道12210.4 km12min
  99. →Turn right onto 国道122号12214.1 km12min
  100. →Turn right onto 清滝バイパス1205.9 km8min
  101. →Turn right onto 日光街道11959 m0min
  102. ←Turn left581 m1min
  103. ←Turn left542 m1min
  104. ←Turn left25 m0min
  105. →Turn right35 m0min
  106. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

アグリの郷栗東滋賀県
竜王かがみの里滋賀県
アグリパーク竜王滋賀県
せせらぎの里こうら滋賀県
志野・織部岐阜県
土岐美濃焼街道岐阜県
そばの郷 らっせぃみさと岐阜県
南信州 とよおかマルシェ長野県

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 Nikkō

Imaichi Imaichi7 kmKanuma Kanuma25 kmYaita Yaita29 kmUtsunomiya Utsunomiya31 kmUjiie Ujiie32 kmSakura Sakura33 kmŌtawara Ōtawara39 kmMibu Mibu41 kmTochigi Tochigi42 kmNasushiobara Nasushiobara42 kmTanuma Tanuma43 kmShimotsuke Shimotsuke44 kmKaminokawa Kaminokawa44 kmKuroiso Kuroiso46 kmSano Sano48 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Nikkō?

About 551 km by road (436 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 25min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,190 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).