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Nara-shi → Osaka

Nara → Ōsaka
Straight line28 km
By road30 km
Driving time32min
Fuel cost¥450
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nara-shi and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car30 km32min
🚲 Bike30 km2h 0min
🚶 On foot32 km6h 38min

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 Nara-shi (Nara) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 28 km in a straight line, or 30 km by road. A car trip takes about 32min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥450. 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 → Nara-shi →

Driving directions · Nara-shi → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue31 m0min
  2. →Turn right58 m0min
  3. ←Turn left38 m0min
  4. →Turn right onto 大宮通り3691.4 km1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 奈良精華線52273 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 国道308号308172 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道308号3083.1 km3min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left128 m0min
  9. →Turn right668 m1min
  10. ↑Continue3.3 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 308308457 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left6.8 km8min
  13. ↰Keep left4.2 km4min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道308号3082.5 km3min
  15. ↰Keep left279 m0min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道308号308262 m0min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 主要地方道築港深江線2.9 km3min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 本町通788 m1min
  19. →Turn right onto 上町筋583 m1min
  20. ←Turn left269 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 谷町筋30131 m0min
  22. ←Turn left onto 土佐堀通1681.3 km2min
  23. →Turn right onto 三休橋筋120 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 栴檀木橋筋115 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 中之島通122 m0min
  26. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Distances from Nara-shi

Kashihara-shi Kashihara-shi20 kmIkoma Ikoma10 kmTenri Tenri12 kmSakurai Sakurai21 kmGojō Gojō39 kmGose Gose27 kmTawaramoto Tawaramoto15 kmHōryūji Hōryūji10 kmHaibara-akanedai Haibara-akanedai21 kmYoshino-chō Yoshino-chō33 kmYamato-Takada Yamato-Takada19 kmŌuda Ōuda27 kmKatsuragi Katsuragi24 kmKashiba Kashiba19 kmYamatokōriyama Yamatokōriyama9 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 Nara-shi to Osaka?

About 30 km by road (28 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nara-shi to Osaka?

About 32min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).