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Osaka → Kanazawa

Ōsaka → Ishikawa
Straight line235 km
By road268 km
Driving time3h 22min
Fuel cost¥3,980
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kanazawa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car268 km3h 22min
🚲 Bike268 km17h 52min
🚶 On foot270 km56h 11min

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 Kanazawa (Ishikawa) is 235 km in a straight line, or 268 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 22min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,980. 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: Kanazawa → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kanazawa

  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 left124.0 km1h 15min
  39. ↰Keep left468 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right230 m0min
  41. ↑Continue41 m0min
  42. →Turn right onto 松任宇ノ気線85.0 km5min
  43. ↑Continue onto 金沢外環状道路（海側幹線）1.1 km1min
  44. ←Turn left45 m0min
  45. →Turn right43 m0min
  46. 🏁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
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

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 Kanazawa

Nonoichi Nonoichi7 kmMatsutō Matsutō10 kmHakusan Hakusan13 kmTsubata Tsubata14 kmTsurugi-asahimachi Tsurugi-asahimachi17 kmKahoku Kahoku19 kmNomi Nomi20 kmKomatsu Komatsu27 kmHakui Hakui35 kmKaga Kaga42 kmNanao Nanao59 kmWajima Wajima93 kmSuzu Suzu109 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kanazawa?

About 268 km by road (235 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 22min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,980 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).