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Osaka → Niigata

Ōsaka → Niigata
Straight line474 km
By road567 km
Driving time6h 30min
Fuel cost¥8,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Niigata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car567 km6h 30min
🚲 Bike567 km37h 49min
🚶 On foot545 km113h 28min

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 Niigata (Niigata) is 474 km in a straight line, or 567 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,430. 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: Niigata → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Niigata

  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 left338 m0min
  42. ↰Keep left471 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  44. ←Turn left493 m1min
  45. 🏁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
西山公園福井県
めぐみ白山石川県
砺波富山県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Niigata?

About 567 km by road (474 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).