Car hire and driving in Aizu-Wakamatsu
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at KIJ means 90 km (56 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.
Drives from Aizu-Wakamatsu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Kōriyama | Japan | 40 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Fukushima | Japan | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Nasushiobara | Japan | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Yamagata | Japan | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Niigata | Japan | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Iwaki | Japan | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Nagaoka | Japan | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Utsunomiya | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Hitachi | Japan | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Sendai | Japan | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Tochigi | Japan | 125 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Chikusei | Japan | 131 km (81 mi) | about 2 h |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Tokyo | Japan | 202 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Yokohama | Japan | 230 km (143 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Osaka | Japan | 506 km (314 mi) | about 7 h 43 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Nagoya | Japan | 374 km (233 mi) | about 5 h 42 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Sapporo | Japan | 631 km (392 mi) | about 9 h 38 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Fukuoka | Japan | 964 km (599 mi) | about 14 h 42 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Kawasaki | Japan | 220 km (137 mi) | about 3 h 21 min |
| Aizu-Wakamatsu to Kobe | Japan | 529 km (329 mi) | about 8 h 4 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Aizu-Wakamatsu?
The left, as everywhere in Japan.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.