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Kumamoto → Osaka

Kumamoto → Ōsaka
Straight line491 km
By road681 km
Driving time8h 11min
Fuel cost¥10,110
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kumamoto and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car681 km8h 11min
🚲 Bike681 km45h 23min
🚶 On foot565 km117h 44min

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 Kumamoto (Kumamoto) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 491 km in a straight line, or 681 km by road. A car trip takes about 8h 11min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥10,110. 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 → Kumamoto →

Driving directions · Kumamoto → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue41 m0min
  2. ←Turn left25 m0min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right1.7 km3min
  4. ↱Keep right68 m0min
  5. →Turn right14 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 西廻りバイパス310 m1min
  7. ←Turn left onto 熊本田原坂線315.2 km5min
  8. →Turn right1.6 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道3号3, 2082.0 km3min
  10. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 大津植木線30774 m1min
  12. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道3号32.9 km3min
  13. ↰Keep left505 m0min
  14. ↰Keep left51.8 km35min
  15. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  16. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  17. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  19. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  20. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  21. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  23. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  26. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  27. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  28. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  29. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  31. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  32. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  33. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  34. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  38. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  39. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  42. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  45. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  46. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  47. ↱Keep right412.5 km4h 31min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  50. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  51. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  52. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  53. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  54. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  55. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  56. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  58. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  59. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  60. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  61. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  62. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  63. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  64. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  65. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  66. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県
みやま福岡県
くるめ福岡県
うすい福岡県
おおとう桜街道福岡県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Kumamoto

Honmachi Honmachi35 kmTamana Tamana19 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo62 kmUto Uto14 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi66 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno10 kmŌzu Ōzu19 kmMinamata Minamata71 kmAso Aso39 kmKikuchi Kikuchi23 kmMatsubase Matsubase18 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi92 kmAmakusa Amakusa61 kmArao Arao30 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 Kumamoto to Osaka?

About 681 km by road (491 km in a straight line).

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

About 8h 11min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥10,110 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).