Tokyo and Osaka are roughly 400 km apart in a straight line and about 500–610 km apart by typical driving routes, depending on the path you take.

Quick Scoop

  • Straight-line distance: About 397–400 km (around 247–250 miles) between Tokyo and Osaka.
  • Driving distance: Roughly 500–610 km (about 311–379 miles) by road, with around 7–8 hours of driving in normal conditions.
  • Flight distance (major airports): Around 492 km (about 305 miles) between Narita (Tokyo) and Kansai (Osaka).

If you imagine a simple trip: taking the bullet train between the two cities usually feels more like going from one end of a long metropolitan corridor to another than crossing an entire country, even though you’re covering close to 400 km city‑center to city‑center.

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