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Osaka → Katsuragi

Ōsaka → Nara
Straight line29 km
By road37 km
Driving time30min
Fuel cost¥550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Katsuragi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car37 km30min
🚲 Bike37 km2h 27min
🚶 On foot34 km7h 0min

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 Katsuragi (Nara) is 29 km in a straight line, or 37 km by road. A car trip takes about 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥550. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Katsuragi → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Katsuragi

  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19.5 km6min
  8. ←Turn left onto 長居公園通2.3 km3min
  9. →Turn right onto 大阪中央環状線2655 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right969 m1min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 西名阪自動車道E25126 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 西名阪自動車道E258.1 km5min
  13. ↰Keep left743 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left35 m0min
  15. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道165号1652.6 km2min
  16. ↑Continue onto 国道165号1656.8 km6min
  17. →Turn right onto 寺口北花内線254351 m0min
  18. →Turn right836 m2min
  19. →Turn right242 m0min
  20. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

近つ飛鳥の里太子大阪府
ふたかみパーク當麻奈良県
かつらぎ奈良県

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 Katsuragi

Gose Gose5 kmKashiba Kashiba6 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada6 kmKashihara-shi Kashihara-shi9 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto12 kmSakurai Sakurai14 kmHōryūji Hōryūji15 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama15 kmGojō Gojō15 kmTenri Tenri17 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō18 kmŌuda Ōuda22 kmIkoma Ikoma22 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai24 kmNara-shi Nara-shi24 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Katsuragi?

About 37 km by road (29 km in a straight line).

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

About 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).