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Osaka → Kawaguchi

Ōsaka → Saitama
Straight line401 km
By road504 km
Driving time5h 36min
Fuel cost¥7,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kawaguchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car504 km5h 36min
🚲 Bike504 km33h 36min
🚶 On foot462 km96h 9min

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 Kawaguchi (Saitama) is 401 km in a straight line, or 504 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,490. 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: Kawaguchi → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kawaguchi

  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 right17.9 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  14. →Turn right91 m0min
  15. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  19. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A95.5 km1h 3min
  23. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  24. ←Turn left onto 31731794 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317282 m0min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 山手通り and drive toward 松濤二丁目317234 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 山手通り317627 m1min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 富ヶ谷入口10.3 km6min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 首都高速5号池袋線5805 m1min
  30. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  31. →Turn right81 m0min
  32. →Turn right363 m0min
  33. ←Turn left402 m0min
  34. →Turn right935 m1min
  35. ←Turn left263 m1min
  36. ←Turn left80 m0min
  37. ↑Continue36 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 弁天通り425 m1min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 弁天通り426 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 常盤台赤羽線4452.0 km2min
  41. ←Turn left onto 本町大通り89860 m1min
  42. ↑Continue onto 産業道路508 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 練馬川口線68497 m0min
  44. →Turn right onto 練馬川口線68180 m0min
  45. →Turn right65 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
あいの土山滋賀県
菰野三重県
もっくる新城愛知県
鳳来三河三石愛知県
宇津ノ谷峠静岡県
玉露の里静岡県
富士川楽座静岡県

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 Kawaguchi

Shimotoda Shimotoda3 kmWarabi Warabi3 kmHatogaya-honchō Hatogaya-honchō4 kmToda Toda5 kmWako Wako8 kmSōka Sōka9 kmAsaka Asaka10 kmYono Yono11 kmYashio Yashio12 kmKoshigaya Koshigaya12 kmShiki Shiki12 kmSaitama Saitama12 kmNiiza Niiza14 kmFujimi Fujimi15 kmYoshikawa Yoshikawa15 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kawaguchi?

About 504 km by road (401 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).