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Osaka → Kitakata

Ōsaka → Fukushima
Straight line511 km
By road645 km
Driving time7h 54min
Fuel cost¥9,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kitakata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car645 km7h 54min
🚲 Bike645 km43h 2min
🚶 On foot588 km122h 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 Kitakata (Fukushima) is 511 km in a straight line, or 645 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 54min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,590. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakata → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kitakata

  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 left401.1 km4h 11min
  39. Keep left785 m1min
  40. Keep left1.1 km1min
  41. Turn left onto 119.7 km9min
  42. Turn right onto 村松田上線672.4 km2min
  43. Turn left onto 国道403号403280 m0min
  44. Turn right onto 村松田上線678.9 km8min
  45. Continue onto 国道290号2902.3 km2min
  46. Turn left onto 国道290号290418 m0min
  47. Turn right onto 営所通り2901.2 km1min
  48. Turn left onto 国道290号29010.1 km9min
  49. Turn left onto 国道49号49, 45920.0 km17min
  50. Continue onto 津川バイパス49, 45919.2 km16min
  51. Turn sharp left onto 上郷下野尻線338902 m1min
  52. Turn left484 m1min
  53. Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3382.0 km2min
  54. Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.7 km2min
  55. Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線338889 m1min
  56. Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線33841 m0min
  57. Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.7 km2min
  58. Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線3385.0 km5min
  59. Turn right onto 上郷下野尻線338297 m0min
  60. Turn left onto 上郷下野尻線3381.4 km2min
  61. Turn left onto 喜多方西会津線1615.9 km20min
  62. Continue228 m0min
  63. Turn right198 m0min
  64. Turn sharp left265 m1min
  65. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
砺波富山県
越後市振の関新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kitakata?

About 645 km by road (511 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 54min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).