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Osaka → Kagoshima

Ōsaka → Kagoshima
Straight line577 km
By road851 km
Driving time10h 37min
Fuel cost¥12,650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kagoshima.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car851 km10h 37min
🚲 Bike851 km56h 45min
🚶 On foot664 km138h 15min

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 Kagoshima (Kagoshima) is 577 km in a straight line, or 851 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,650. 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: Kagoshima → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kagoshima

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41650 m1min
  3. ←Turn left13 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right4.0 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right4.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right292 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  13. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  16. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  22. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  24. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  31. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  32. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  33. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  37. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  42. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right236.8 km3h 0min
  44. ↰Keep left and drive toward 鹿児島北408 m0min
  45. ←Turn left onto 国道3号34.2 km5min
  46. ↑Continue onto 西千石本通り2.5 km3min
  47. ←Turn left122 m0min
  48. →Turn right160 m0min
  49. ←Turn left211 m0min
  50. →Turn right20 m0min
  51. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
ソレーネ周南山口県
香春福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県

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 Kagoshima

Ijūin Ijūin15 kmTarumizu Tarumizu17 kmHioki Hioki19 kmKajiki Kajiki22 kmAira Aira23 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi24 kmMinamikyushu Minamikyushu26 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki28 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame28 kmKirishima Kirishima28 kmIchikikushikino Ichikikushikino30 kmKushikino Kushikino32 kmMinamisatsuma Minamisatsuma32 kmKanoya Kanoya35 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kagoshima?

About 851 km by road (577 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥12,650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).