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Karatsu → Osaka

Saga → Ōsaka
Straight line528 km
By road644 km
Driving time7h 37min
Fuel cost¥9,570
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Karatsu and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car644 km7h 37min
🚲 Bike644 km42h 56min
🚶 On foot607 km126h 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 Karatsu (Saga) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 528 km in a straight line, or 644 km by road. A car trip takes about 7h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥9,570. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Karatsu →

Driving directions · Karatsu → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue100 m0min
  2. ←Turn left548 m1min
  3. →Turn right203 m0min
  4. ←Turn left144 m0min
  5. →Turn right onto 県道347号虹の松原線347859 m1min
  6. ←Turn left onto 3473475.8 km6min
  7. ↑Continue onto 浜玉相知線40251 m0min
  8. →Turn right onto 国道202号202, 323266 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道202号202228 m0min
  10. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路2024.1 km4min
  11. ↰Keep left654 m1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 二丈浜玉道路202, E3512.6 km12min
  13. ↱Keep right13.8 km9min
  14. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速環状線外回り10.8 km7min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 福岡都市高速1号線16.1 km4min
  16. ↱Keep right onto 福岡都市高速1号香椎線15.2 km4min
  17. →Turn right46 m0min
  18. ↑Continue onto 町川原福岡線5044.2 km4min
  19. →Turn right80 m0min
  20. →Turn right onto 米多比谷山古賀線53663 m0min
  21. ←Turn left259 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 筑紫野古賀線35268 m0min
  23. →Turn right698 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left66.8 km47min
  25. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  26. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  27. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  28. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  29. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  30. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  31. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  32. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  34. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  36. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  38. ↱Keep right412.5 km4h 31min
  39. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  40. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  41. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  42. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  43. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  44. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  46. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  48. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  49. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  50. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  52. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  53. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  54. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  55. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  56. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  57. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

潮彩市場防府山口県
ソレーネ周南山口県
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 Karatsu

Saga Saga39 kmTosu Tosu52 kmImarichō-kō Imarichō-kō21 kmTakeochō-takeo Takeochō-takeo28 kmKashima Kashima39 kmKanzakimachi-kanzaki Kanzakimachi-kanzaki40 kmUreshinomachi-shimojuku Ureshinomachi-shimojuku37 kmTaku Taku23 kmTakeo Takeo28 kmOgi Ogi28 kmUreshino Ureshino35 kmImari Imari18 kmKanzaki Kanzaki37 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 Karatsu to Osaka?

About 644 km by road (528 km in a straight line).

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

About 7h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥9,570 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).