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Kashiwazaki → Osaka

Niigata → Ōsaka
Straight line404 km
By road485 km
Driving time5h 37min
Fuel cost¥7,200
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kashiwazaki and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car485 km5h 37min
🚲 Bike485 km32h 18min
🚶 On foot465 km96h 47min

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 Kashiwazaki (Niigata) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 404 km in a straight line, or 485 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,200. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Kashiwazaki →

Driving directions · Kashiwazaki → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道352号352, 402, 460724 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道8号82.4 km2min
  4. →Turn right onto 国道8号85.1 km4min
  5. ←Turn left467 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right338.3 km3h 28min
  7. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  8. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  11. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  12. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  13. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  15. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  16. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  17. →Turn right onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  18. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  19. ↑Continue203 m0min
  20. ←Turn left740 m1min
  21. →Turn right118 m0min
  22. ↑Continue392 m0min
  23. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  24. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245216 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 黄檗停車場線245703 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  27. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道24号 and drive toward 大阪, 奈良, 京滋バイパス24108 m0min
  28. ↱Keep right and drive toward 吹田, 大阪3.1 km3min
  29. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  30. ↰Keep left25.7 km21min
  31. ↰Keep left3.0 km4min
  32. ←Turn left507 m1min
  33. →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線85.5 km6min
  34. ←Turn left onto 富田町通286 m1min
  35. ↱Keep right onto 若松町三番町通142 m0min
  36. ←Turn left122 m0min
  37. ↑Continue338 m0min
  38. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

風の丘米山新潟県
よしかわ杜氏の郷新潟県
うみてらす名立新潟県
能生新潟県
親不知ピアパーク新潟県
越後市振の関新潟県
砺波富山県
西山公園福井県

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

Distances from Kashiwazaki

Niigata Niigata70 kmJōetsu Jōetsu37 kmNagaoka Nagaoka28 kmSanjō Sanjō45 kmShibata Shibata95 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō70 kmTsubame Tsubame47 kmMitsuke Mitsuke39 kmShirone Shirone61 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi32 kmOjiya Ojiya23 kmGosen Gosen68 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō75 kmKamo Kamo54 kmMurakami Murakami127 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 Kashiwazaki to Osaka?

About 485 km by road (404 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,200 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).