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Osaka → Kōya

Ōsaka → Wakayama
Straight line55 km
By road72 km
Driving time1h 5min
Fuel cost¥1,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Kōya.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car72 km1h 5min
🚲 Bike72 km4h 46min
🚶 On foot63 km13h 4min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) is 55 km in a straight line, or 72 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 5min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,060. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Kōya → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Kōya

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通104 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165194 m0min
  3. ←Turn left onto 土佐堀通168900 m1min
  4. →Turn right12 m0min
  5. →Turn right24 m0min
  6. ←Turn left2.3 km2min
  7. ↰Keep left onto 阪神高速1号環状線123.4 km21min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right3.9 km3min
  9. ↰Keep left331 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道310号3103.9 km4min
  11. ←Turn left onto 国道371号371488 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 国道371号3713.9 km3min
  13. →Turn right onto 国道371号3714.4 km4min
  14. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道371号旧道3.7 km4min
  15. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  16. ←Turn left177 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24158 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道370号370330 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 国道370号370109 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 国道371号37112.9 km11min
  21. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  22. ←Turn left onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  23. ↰Keep left868 m2min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

しらとりの郷・羽曳野大阪府
かなん大阪府
奥河内くろまろの郷大阪府

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 Kōya

Hashimoto Hashimoto12 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmMinato Minato43 kmArida Arida49 kmGobō Gobō56 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmShingū Shingū63 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Kōya?

About 72 km by road (55 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 5min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).