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Koseda → Sakai

Kagoshima → Ōsaka
Straight line649 km
By road1,009 km
Driving time33h 40min
Fuel cost¥14,990
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Koseda and Sakai.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,009 km33h 40min
🚲 Bike1,009 km67h 15min
🚶 On foot746 km155h 27min

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 Koseda (Kagoshima) to Sakai (Ōsaka) is 649 km in a straight line, or 1,009 km by road. A car trip takes about 33h 40min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥14,990. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.1°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Sakai → Koseda →

Driving directions · Koseda → Sakai

  1. Continue354 m1min
  2. Turn left onto 上屋久屋久線7710.0 km9min
  3. Turn right172 m0min
  4. Continue65 m0min
  5. Keep right87 m0min
  6. Continue258 m1min
  7. Continue125 m0min
  8. Turn left onto 鹿児島〜宮之浦136.6 km22h 46min
  9. Turn left14 m0min
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  14. Turn slight right140 m0min
  15. Turn left onto 桟橋通り164 m0min
  16. Turn right onto 鹿児島港臨港道路387 m1min
  17. Continue onto 鹿児島北バイパス101.2 km2min
  18. Turn sharp left79 m0min
  19. Turn right onto 上本町磯線1.3 km2min
  20. Turn right onto 国道10号1012.4 km16min
  21. Turn left onto 麓重富停車場線571.3 km1min
  22. Turn left onto 麓重富停車場線57179 m0min
  23. Turn right onto 十三谷重富線4461.8 km2min
  24. Turn right624 m1min
  25. Turn sharp right116 m0min
  26. Turn left3 m0min
  27. Keep right218.4 km2h 45min
  28. Keep left598 m1min
  29. Keep right9.2 km8min
  30. Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  31. Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  32. Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  33. Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  34. Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  35. Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  36. Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  37. Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  38. Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  39. Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  40. Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  41. Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  42. Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  43. Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  44. Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  45. Keep left562 m0min
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  47. Keep left628 m1min
  48. Keep right6.2 km5min
  49. Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  50. Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  51. Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  52. Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  53. Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  54. Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  55. Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
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  58. Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  59. Keep left1.1 km1min
  60. Keep right412.5 km4h 31min
  61. Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  62. Keep right onto 神戸JCTE215.1 km13min
  63. Keep left763 m1min
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  65. Keep right201 m0min
  66. Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1421.1 km1min
  67. Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142147 m0min
  68. Turn right10 m0min
  69. Continue onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142269 m0min
  70. Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線142266 m0min
  71. Turn left onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線, 中野中筋線142, 335160 m0min
  72. Turn right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.1 km4min
  73. Continue onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線14257 m0min
  74. Turn slight right onto 米谷昆陽尼崎線1424.8 km5min
  75. Turn left onto 国道2号2206 m0min
  76. Turn right onto 尼崎港線57726 m1min
  77. Turn sharp left1.2 km1min
  78. Keep left756 m1min
  79. Keep left onto 国道43号43651 m1min
  80. Keep right3.6 km6min
  81. Continue onto 国道43号9.3 km6min
  82. Keep left2.3 km2min
  83. Turn right onto 堺大和高田線1295 m0min
  84. Turn left159 m0min
  85. Turn right7 m0min
  86. Turn left26 m0min
  87. Turn left78 m0min
  88. Turn right46 m0min
  89. Turn left24 m0min
  90. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

桜島鹿児島県
えびの宮崎県
坂本熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県
すいかの里 植木熊本県
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Koseda to Sakai?

About 1,009 km by road (649 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Koseda to Sakai?

About 33h 40min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥14,990 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).