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Hikari → Osaka

Yamaguchi → Ōsaka
Straight line336 km
By road408 km
Driving time4h 43min
Fuel cost¥6,060
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Hikari and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car408 km4h 43min
🚲 Bike408 km27h 12min
🚶 On foot387 km80h 32min

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 Hikari (Yamaguchi) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 336 km in a straight line, or 408 km by road. A car trip takes about 4h 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,060. 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 → Hikari →

Driving directions · Hikari → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue60 m0min
  2. →Turn right47 m0min
  3. ←Turn left163 m0min
  4. →Turn right640 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 光柳井線222.0 km2min
  6. →Turn right onto 光玖珂線1441.3 km1min
  7. ←Turn left131 m0min
  8. ↖Turn slight left455 m1min
  9. →Turn right onto 徳山光線87.2 km7min
  10. ←Turn left onto 徳山光線8144 m0min
  11. ↰Turn sharp left750 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left357.9 km3h 58min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  15. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  16. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  22. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  24. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  27. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  29. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  30. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

クロスロードみつぎ広島県
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 Hikari

Shimonoseki Shimonoseki92 kmUbe Ube65 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi51 kmHōfu Hōfu37 kmIwakuni Iwakuni34 kmTokuyama Tokuyama16 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu9 kmOnoda Onoda71 kmHagi Hagi70 kmYanai Yanai15 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō53 kmNagato Nagato84 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki91 kmMine Mine72 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda73 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 Hikari to Osaka?

About 408 km by road (336 km in a straight line).

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

About 4h 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,060 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).