Car hire and driving in Beppu
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 KKJ means 76 km (47 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 Beppu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beppu to Ube | Japan | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Beppu to Nobeoka | Japan | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Beppu to Iizuka | Japan | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Beppu to Hōfu | Japan | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Beppu to Kitakyushu | Japan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Beppu to Kotō | Japan | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Beppu to Tokuyama | Japan | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Beppu to Kurume | Japan | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Beppu to Shimonoseki | Japan | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Beppu to Kumamoto | Japan | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Beppu to Shūnan | Japan | 94 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Beppu to Chikushino-shi | Japan | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Beppu to Tokyo | Japan | 797 km (495 mi) | about 12 h 9 min |
| Beppu to Yokohama | Japan | 785 km (488 mi) | about 11 h 59 min |
| Beppu to Osaka | Japan | 401 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 7 min |
| Beppu to Nagoya | Japan | 540 km (336 mi) | about 8 h 14 min |
| Beppu to Sapporo | Japan | 1,386 km (861 mi) | about 21 h 8 min |
| Beppu to Fukuoka | Japan | 106 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 37 min |
| Beppu to Kawasaki | Japan | 794 km (493 mi) | about 12 h 6 min |
| Beppu to Kobe | Japan | 374 km (233 mi) | about 5 h 42 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 Beppu?
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.