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Osaka → Nara-shi

Ōsaka → Nara
Straight line28 km
By road30 km
Driving time31min
Fuel cost¥450
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Nara-shi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car30 km31min
🚲 Bike30 km2h 2min
🚶 On foot32 km6h 38min

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 Nara-shi (Nara) is 28 km in a straight line, or 30 km by road. A car trip takes about 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥450. 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: Nara-shi → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Nara-shi

  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 left772 m1min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速13号東大阪線13611 m1min
  8. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  9. ←Turn left3.3 km4min
  10. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 国道308号308671 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 国道308号3084.0 km3min
  13. ↱Keep right5.9 km7min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 308308567 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right761 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right3.0 km3min
  17. ↰Keep left586 m1min
  18. ↑Continue733 m1min
  19. ←Turn left54 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道308号3083.0 km3min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道308号308214 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 奈良精華線52270 m0min
  23. →Turn right onto 奈良生駒線11.5 km1min
  24. ←Turn left24 m0min
  25. ←Turn left46 m0min
  26. 🏁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 Nara-shi

Yamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama9 kmIkoma Ikoma10 kmHōryūji Hōryūji10 kmTenri Tenri12 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto15 kmKashiba Kashiba19 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada19 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi20 kmSakurai Sakurai21 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi24 kmGose Gose27 kmŌuda Ōuda27 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō33 kmGojō Gojō39 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Nara-shi?

About 30 km by road (28 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Osaka to Nara-shi?

About 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).