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Nagahama → Kusatsu

Shiga → Shiga
Straight line49 km
By road57 km
Driving time52min
Fuel cost¥840
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagahama and Kusatsu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car57 km52min
🚲 Bike57 km3h 46min
🚶 On foot56 km11h 45min

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 Nagahama (Shiga) to Kusatsu (Shiga) is 49 km in a straight line, or 57 km by road. A car trip takes about 52min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥840. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kusatsu → Nagahama →

Driving directions · Nagahama → Kusatsu

  1. ↑Continue66 m0min
  2. ←Turn left31 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 市道東本三ツ越線355 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 大津能登川長浜線2, 10390 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 長浜近江線5566.8 km7min
  6. ↰Keep left447 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 国道8号8, 2144.4 km40min
  8. ↰Keep left onto 国道8号83.9 km3min
  9. ↱Keep right20 m0min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right onto 東海道1, 8103 m0min
  11. ←Turn left36 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right37 m0min
  13. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

近江母の郷滋賀県
竜王かがみの里滋賀県
アグリの郷栗東滋賀県

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

Distances from Nagahama

Ōtsu Ōtsu56 kmHikone Hikone15 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman32 kmMoriyama Moriyama44 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi30 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba47 kmKitahama Kitahama40 kmHino Hino43 kmKōka Kōka46 kmKonan Konan45 kmRittō Rittō46 kmYasu Yasu39 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi31 kmMaibara Maibara8 kmTakashima Takashima23 km

Distances from Kusatsu

Rittō Rittō3 kmMoriyama Moriyama6 kmŌtsu Ōtsu9 kmYasu Yasu10 kmKonan Konan12 kmŌmihachiman Ōmihachiman17 kmKitahama Kitahama17 kmKōka Kōka18 kmMinakuchichō-matoba Minakuchichō-matoba19 kmYoukaichi Youkaichi24 kmHino Hino26 kmHigashiōmi Higashiōmi29 kmHikone Hikone37 kmMaibara Maibara44 kmTakashima Takashima44 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Nagahama to Kusatsu?

About 57 km by road (49 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Nagahama to Kusatsu?

About 52min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥840 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).