Car hire and driving in Chūō
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 HND means 13 km (8 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 Chūō
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chūō to Higashikurume | Japan | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Chūō to Niiza | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Chūō to Fuchū | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Chūō to Kodaira | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Chūō to Yono | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Chūō to Kokubunji | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Chūō to Tama | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Chūō to Kashiwa | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Chūō to Saitama | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Chūō to Yokohama | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Chūō to Higashimurayama | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Chūō to Abiko | Japan | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Chūō to Osaka | Japan | 403 km (251 mi) | about 6 h 9 min |
| Chūō to Nagoya | Japan | 266 km (165 mi) | about 4 h 3 min |
| Chūō to Sapporo | Japan | 833 km (518 mi) | about 12 h 43 min |
| Chūō to Fukuoka | Japan | 886 km (551 mi) | about 13 h 31 min |
| Chūō to Kobe | Japan | 431 km (268 mi) | about 6 h 35 min |
| Chūō to Kyoto | Japan | 372 km (231 mi) | about 5 h 40 min |
| Chūō to Hiroshima | Japan | 682 km (424 mi) | about 10 h 24 min |
| Chūō to Sendai | Japan | 305 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 39 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Chūō?
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.