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Jōetsu → Osaka

Niigata → Ōsaka
Straight line367 km
By road447 km
Driving time5h 16min
Fuel cost¥6,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Jōetsu and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car447 km5h 16min
🚲 Bike447 km29h 47min
🚶 On foot422 km88h 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 Jōetsu (Niigata) to Osaka (Ōsaka) is 367 km in a straight line, or 447 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,640. 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 → Jōetsu →

Driving directions · Jōetsu → Osaka

  1. ↑Continue114 m0min
  2. →Turn right244 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left623 m1min
  4. →Turn right onto 上越新井線63974 m1min
  5. ←Turn left190 m0min
  6. →Turn right onto 春日山城直江津線18560 m0min
  7. ←Turn left onto 国道8号810.0 km9min
  8. ↰Turn sharp left375 m1min
  9. →Turn right44 m0min
  10. ←Turn left180 m0min
  11. ←Turn left105 m0min
  12. →Turn right1.2 km2min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left268 m0min
  14. ↱Keep right295.0 km3h 0min
  15. ↰Keep left1.2 km1min
  16. ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜1.4 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 1614.7 km4min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 国道161号16117.7 km15min
  19. ←Turn left onto 海津今津線547.2 km7min
  20. ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線3332.4 km2min
  21. →Turn right onto 高島大津線558720 m1min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 国道161号16140.1 km31min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス16111.2 km10min
  24. ↱Keep right1.3 km1min
  25. →Turn right onto 大津淀線352.4 km2min
  26. ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線364.3 km4min
  27. ↑Continue203 m0min
  28. ←Turn left740 m1min
  29. →Turn right118 m0min
  30. ↑Continue392 m0min
  31. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  32. →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245216 m0min
  33. ←Turn left onto 黄檗停車場線245703 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道24号24422 m1min
  35. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道24号 and drive toward 大阪, 奈良, 京滋バイパス24108 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right and drive toward 吹田, 大阪3.1 km3min
  37. ↰Keep left161 m0min
  38. ↰Keep left25.7 km21min
  39. ↰Keep left3.0 km4min
  40. ←Turn left507 m1min
  41. →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線85.5 km6min
  42. ←Turn left onto 富田町通286 m1min
  43. ↱Keep right onto 若松町三番町通142 m0min
  44. ←Turn left122 m0min
  45. ↑Continue338 m0min
  46. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

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
しんあさひ風車村滋賀県

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

Distances from Jōetsu

Niigata Niigata107 kmNagaoka Nagaoka64 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki37 kmSanjō Sanjō82 kmShibata Shibata132 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō107 kmTsubame Tsubame84 kmMitsuke Mitsuke75 kmShirone Shirone98 kmTōkamachi Tōkamachi47 kmOjiya Ojiya53 kmGosen Gosen105 kmKameda-honchō Kameda-honchō112 kmKamo Kamo91 kmMurakami Murakami163 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 Jōetsu to Osaka?

About 447 km by road (367 km in a straight line).

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

About 5h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).