Car hire and driving in Fukushima
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 SDJ means 59 km (37 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 Fukushima
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukushima to Kōriyama | Japan | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Fukushima to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Fukushima to Yamagata | Japan | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Fukushima to Sendai | Japan | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Fukushima to Iwaki | Japan | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Fukushima to Nasushiobara | Japan | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Fukushima to Ōsaki | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Fukushima to Ishinomaki | Japan | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Fukushima to Tsuruoka | Japan | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Fukushima to Niigata | Japan | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Fukushima to Hitachi | Japan | 129 km (80 mi) | about 1 h 58 min |
| Fukushima to Sakata | Japan | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Fukushima to Tokyo | Japan | 239 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Fukushima to Yokohama | Japan | 268 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 5 min |
| Fukushima to Osaka | Japan | 560 km (348 mi) | about 8 h 33 min |
| Fukushima to Nagoya | Japan | 428 km (266 mi) | about 6 h 31 min |
| Fukushima to Sapporo | Japan | 596 km (370 mi) | about 9 h 5 min |
| Fukushima to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,018 km (632 mi) | about 15 h 31 min |
| Fukushima to Kawasaki | Japan | 257 km (160 mi) | about 3 h 55 min |
| Fukushima to Kobe | Japan | 583 km (362 mi) | about 8 h 54 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 Fukushima?
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.