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Osaka → Kainan

Ōsaka → Wakayama
Straight line66 km
By road77 km
Driving time1h 0min
Fuel cost¥1,140
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kainan.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car77 km1h 0min
🚲 Bike77 km5h 7min
🚶 On foot76 km15h 46min

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 Kainan (Wakayama) is 66 km in a straight line, or 77 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 0min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,140. 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: Kainan → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kainan

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通104 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 1652.1 km2min
  3. →Turn right onto 長堀通173391 m0min
  4. ←Turn left205 m0min
  5. →Turn right253 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto なにわ筋41607 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 主要地方道難波境川線462 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 新なにわ筋, 大阪臨海線2938 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right40.3 km31min
  10. ←Turn left onto 大苗代岡田浦停車場線252397 m0min
  11. →Turn right onto 和歌山貝塚線644.1 km4min
  12. ↑Continue onto 自然田鳥取線261107 m0min
  13. ←Turn left25.0 km18min
  14. ↰Keep left551 m0min
  15. ↑Continue onto 海南金屋線18243 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道370号3701.5 km1min
  17. ←Turn left6 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right100 m0min
  19. ↱Turn sharp right64 m0min
  20. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

根来さくらの里和歌山県
ねごろ歴史の丘和歌山県

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 Kainan

Minato Minato9 kmWakayama Wakayama10 kmArida Arida12 kmIwade Iwade14 kmKinokawa Kinokawa22 kmGobō Gobō30 kmKōya Kōya38 kmHashimoto Hashimoto41 kmTanabe Tanabe49 kmShingū Shingū85 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kainan?

About 77 km by road (66 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 0min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,140 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).