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Osaka → Kusatsu

Ōsaka → Shiga
Straight line56 km
By road63 km
Driving time57min
Fuel cost¥940
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kusatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car63 km57min
🚲 Bike63 km4h 12min
🚶 On foot64 km13h 18min

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 Kusatsu (Shiga) is 56 km in a straight line, or 63 km by road. A car trip takes about 57min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥940. 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: Kusatsu → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kusatsu

  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 right20.6 km17min
  13. ↱Keep right7.3 km6min
  14. ←Turn left36 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right37 m0min
  16. 🏁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 Kusatsu

Rittō Rittō3 kmMoriyama Moriyama6 kmŌtsu Ōtsu9 kmYasu Yasu10 kmKonan Konan12 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmKitahama Kitahama17 kmKōka Kōka18 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba19 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi24 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi29 kmHikone Hikone37 kmMaibara Maibara44 kmTakashima Takashima44 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kusatsu?

About 63 km by road (56 km in a straight line).

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

About 57min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥940 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).