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Arai → Osaka

Niigata → Ōsaka
Straight line355 km
By road458 km
Driving time5h 19min
Fuel cost¥6,810
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Arai and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car458 km5h 19min
🚲 Bike458 km30h 34min
🚶 On foot408 km85h 0min

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 Arai (Niigata) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 355 km in a straight line, or 458 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 19min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,810. 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 → Arai →

Driving directions · Arai → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue105 m0min
  2. ←Turn left250 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 上新バイパス182.4 km2min
  4. ←Turn left onto 西野谷新田新井線428137 m0min
  5. →Turn right62 m0min
  6. ←Turn left19 m0min
  7. ↰Keep left13.2 km9min
  8. ↰Keep left304.6 km3h 6min
  9. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  10. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  12. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  13. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  14. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  15. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  18. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  19. →Turn right onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  20. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  21. ↑Continue203 m0min
  22. ←Turn left740 m1min
  23. →Turn right118 m0min
  24. ↑Continue392 m0min
  25. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  26. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245216 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 黄檗停車場線245703 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道24号 and drive toward 大阪, 奈良, 京滋バイパス24108 m0min
  30. ↱Keep right and drive toward 吹田, 大阪3.1 km3min
  31. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  32. ↰Keep left25.7 km21min
  33. ↰Keep left3.0 km4min
  34. ←Turn left507 m1min
  35. →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線85.5 km6min
  36. ←Turn left onto 富田町通286 m1min
  37. ↱Keep right onto 若松町三番町通142 m0min
  38. ←Turn left122 m0min
  39. ↑Continue338 m0min
  40. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

あらい新潟県
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
マキノ追坂峠滋賀県

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

Distances from Arai

Niigata Niigata120 kmJōetsu Jōetsu16 kmNagaoka Nagaoka75 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki50 kmSanjō Sanjō94 kmShibata Shibata144 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō119 kmTsubame Tsubame96 kmMitsuke Mitsuke86 kmShirone Shirone110 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi50 kmOjiya Ojiya61 kmGosen Gosen117 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō125 kmKamo Kamo103 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 Arai to Osaka?

About 458 km by road (355 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 19min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,810 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).