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Kōya → Osaka

Wakayama → Ōsaka
Straight line55 km
By road72 km
Driving time1h 6min
Fuel cost¥1,070
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kōya and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car72 km1h 6min
🚲 Bike72 km4h 48min
🚶 On foot63 km13h 4min

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 Kōya (Wakayama) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 55 km in a straight line, or 72 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 6min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,070. The full driving directions are shown below. Watch for snow and ice in winter (coldest month down to -0.5°C en route). Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Kōya →

Driving directions · Kōya → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue868 m2min
  2. ↗Turn slight right onto 高野天川線53, 734672 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道371号3717.5 km6min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道371号37112.9 km11min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道370号370109 m0min
  6. ←Turn left onto 国道370号370330 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24158 m0min
  8. →Turn right177 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 西高野街道1.1 km1min
  10. ↱Keep right35 m0min
  11. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道371号旧道3.7 km4min
  12. ↗Turn slight right onto 橋本バイパス3711.3 km1min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 国道371号3713.1 km3min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道371号3713.9 km3min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道371号371488 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道371号3713.9 km4min
  17. →Turn right3.9 km3min
  18. ↰Keep left355 m0min
  19. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道309号309996 m1min
  20. ↰Keep left1.0 km1min
  21. ↰Keep left11.9 km13min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道479号47920 m0min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 喜連瓜破入口12.3 km8min
  24. ↰Keep left266 m0min
  25. ↱Keep right55 m0min
  26. ↖Turn slight left onto 内北浜通り68 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 四つ橋筋280 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 中之島通579 m1min
  29. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

奥河内くろまろの郷大阪府
かなん大阪府
しらとりの郷・羽曳野大阪府

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

Distances from Kōya

Minato Minato43 kmWakayama Wakayama42 kmTanabe Tanabe58 kmHashimoto Hashimoto12 kmIwade Iwade28 kmKainan Kainan38 kmShingū Shingū63 kmGobō Gobō56 kmArida Arida49 kmKinokawa Kinokawa21 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 Kōya to Osaka?

About 72 km by road (55 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 6min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,070 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).