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Niigata → Osaka

Niigata → Ōsaka
Straight line474 km
By road567 km
Driving time6h 28min
Fuel cost¥8,430
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Niigata and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car567 km6h 28min
🚲 Bike567 km37h 48min
🚶 On foot545 km113h 28min

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 Niigata (Niigata) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 474 km in a straight line, or 567 km by road. A car trip takes about 6h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,430. 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: Osaka → Niigata →

Driving directions · Niigata → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue493 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 新潟黒埼インター線421.0 km1min
  3. ↑Continue onto 国道116号116, 289461 m0min
  4. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  5. ↱Keep right51.3 km31min
  6. ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8375.1 km3h 53min
  7. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  11. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  12. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  16. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  18. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  19. ↑Continue203 m0min
  20. ←Turn left740 m1min
  21. →Turn right118 m0min
  22. ↑Continue392 m0min
  23. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245216 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 黄檗停車場線245703 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  27. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道24号 and drive toward 大阪, 奈良, 京滋バイパス24108 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right and drive toward 吹田, 大阪3.1 km3min
  29. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left25.7 km21min
  31. ↰Keep left3.0 km4min
  32. ←Turn left507 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線85.5 km6min
  34. ←Turn left onto 富田町通286 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 若松町三番町通142 m0min
  36. ←Turn left122 m0min
  37. ↑Continue338 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

新潟ふるさと村新潟県
燕三条地場産センター新潟県
パティオにいがた新潟県
西山ふるさと公苑新潟県
風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Niigata

Jōetsu Jōetsu107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka50 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki70 kmSanjō Sanjō30 kmShibata Shibata30 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō14 kmTsubame Tsubame26 kmMitsuke Mitsuke40 kmShirone Shirone14 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi86 kmOjiya Ojiya68 kmGosen Gosen22 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō9 kmKamo Kamo25 kmMurakami Murakami57 km

Distances from Osaka

Moriguchi Moriguchi7 kmSuita Suita8 kmHigashi-ōsaka Higashi-ōsaka8 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 kmYao Yao12 kmSettsu Settsu13 kmSakai Sakai13 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmMino Mino15 kmIkeda Ikeda16 kmKashihara Kashihara16 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Niigata to Osaka?

About 567 km by road (474 km in a straight line).

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

About 6h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥8,430 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).