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Kure → Osaka

Hiroshima → Ōsaka
Straight line274 km
By road326 km
Driving time4h 3min
Fuel cost¥4,840
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kure and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car326 km4h 3min
🚲 Bike326 km21h 44min
🚶 On foot315 km65h 36min

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 Kure (Hiroshima) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 274 km in a straight line, or 326 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥4,840. 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 → Kure →

Driving directions · Kure → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue301 m1min
  2. ←Turn left59 m0min
  3. →Turn right159 m0min
  4. ←Turn left56 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left36 m0min
  6. ↗Turn slight right161 m0min
  7. →Turn right35 m0min
  8. ↗Turn slight right1.7 km2min
  9. →Turn right194 m0min
  10. ↑Continue395 m0min
  11. →Turn right134 m0min
  12. ←Turn left147 m0min
  13. →Turn right234 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right226 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right315 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right215 m0min
  17. ↗Turn slight right87 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right238 m0min
  19. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  20. →Turn right onto 呉環状線663.8 km3min
  21. →Turn right240 m0min
  22. ↰Keep left317 m0min
  23. ↑Continue onto 東広島呉自動車道E7523.8 km20min
  24. ↰Keep left548 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 山陽自動車道251.6 km2h 54min
  26. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  27. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  28. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  29. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  37. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  38. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  39. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  42. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  43. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  44. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あいおい白龍城兵庫県
みき兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県

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

Distances from Kure

Hiroshima Hiroshima22 kmFukuyama Fukuyama79 kmOnomichi Onomichi62 kmMihara Mihara51 kmHatsukaichi Hatsukaichi25 kmFuchūchō Fuchūchō72 kmKannabechō-yahiro Kannabechō-yahiro86 kmMiyoshi Miyoshi68 kmTakehara Takehara34 kmŌtake Ōtake32 kmŌno-hara Ōno-hara28 kmInnoshima Innoshima57 kmShin’ichi Shin’ichi74 kmShōbara Shōbara80 kmMiyajima Miyajima24 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 Kure to Osaka?

About 326 km by road (274 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥4,840 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).