Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kikuchi and Osaka.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 598 km | 9h 36min |
| 🚲 Bike | 598 km | 39h 52min |
| 🚶 On foot | 543 km | 113h 10min |
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 Kikuchi (Kumamoto) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 472 km in a straight line, or 598 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥8,890. 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.
Driving directions · Kikuchi → Osaka
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 日生野隈府線203
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Turn sharp right
- →Turn right
- ↗Turn slight right
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387
- ←Turn left onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387, 442
- ↖Turn slight left onto 天瀬阿蘇線12
- ↑Continue onto 栃野西大山線647
- →Turn right onto 国道212号212
- ←Turn left onto 天ヶ瀬阿蘇線12
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↗Turn slight right onto 国道210号210
- ←Turn left onto 書曲野田線678
- →Turn right onto 書曲野田線678
- ↑Continue onto 玖珠山国線43, 678
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right
- ↖Turn slight left
- ↱Keep right
- ←Turn left
- ↑Continue onto 下恵良九重線409
- →Turn right onto 国道387号387
- →Turn right onto 国道10号10, 213
- ↰Keep left onto 国道213号213
- ←Turn left onto 竹田津港線522
- ↖Turn slight left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 徳山新南陽線172
- ←Turn left onto 徳山港線52
- →Turn right onto 遠石江口線
- ←Turn left onto 天王和田線
- →Turn right onto 天王和田線
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 久米線
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2
- ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE2
- ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10
- ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10
- ↱Keep right onto 1111
- ↰Keep left onto 1111
- ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10
- ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線
- ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線
- →Turn right onto 名神栄町線
- →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線
- ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152
- →Turn right onto 国道176号176
- ←Turn left onto 国道176号176
- ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165
- ←Turn left onto 中之島通
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Kikuchi
Distances from Osaka
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Kikuchi to Osaka?
About 598 km by road (472 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kikuchi to Osaka?
About 9h 36min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥8,890 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).