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Osaka → Kitahama

Ōsaka → Shiga
Straight line65 km
By road74 km
Driving time1h 10min
Fuel cost¥1,100
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kitahama.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car74 km1h 10min
🚲 Bike74 km4h 57min
🚶 On foot74 km15h 30min

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 Kitahama (Shiga) is 65 km in a straight line, or 74 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 10min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,100. 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: Kitahama → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kitahama

  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 right16.8 km13min
  32. ↰Keep left500 m0min
  33. ↱Keep right52 m0min
  34. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道477号477319 m0min
  35. ←Turn left447 m1min
  36. →Turn right118 m0min
  37. →Turn right457 m1min
  38. ←Turn left1.5 km2min
  39. →Turn right254 m0min
  40. ←Turn left1.6 km2min
  41. ←Turn left172 m0min
  42. →Turn right23 m0min
  43. ←Turn left426 m1min
  44. ←Turn left18 m0min
  45. →Turn right189 m0min
  46. →Turn right40 m0min
  47. ↱Keep right25 m0min
  48. 🏁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

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 Kitahama

Yasu Yasu12 kmMoriyama Moriyama13 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmRittō Rittō17 kmKusatsu Kusatsu17 kmŌtsu Ōtsu19 kmKonan Konan25 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi26 kmTakashima Takashima29 kmKōka Kōka30 kmHikone Hikone32 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba32 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi32 kmHino Hino36 kmMaibara Maibara37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kitahama?

About 74 km by road (65 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 10min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,100 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).