Car hire and driving in Gifu
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 NGO means 63 km (39 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 Gifu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifu to Kani | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Gifu to Kasugai | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Gifu to Nagoya | Japan | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Gifu to Tajimi | Japan | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Gifu to Seto | Japan | 37 km (23 mi) | about 34 min |
| Gifu to Kuwana | Japan | 42 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Gifu to Nagahama | Japan | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Gifu to Tōkai | Japan | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Gifu to Hikone | Japan | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Gifu to Toyota | Japan | 52 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Gifu to Yokkaichi | Japan | 52 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Gifu to Kariya | Japan | 53 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Gifu to Tokyo | Japan | 267 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Gifu to Yokohama | Japan | 262 km (163 mi) | about 4 h |
| Gifu to Osaka | Japan | 140 km (87 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Gifu to Sapporo | Japan | 937 km (582 mi) | about 14 h 17 min |
| Gifu to Fukuoka | Japan | 615 km (382 mi) | about 9 h 23 min |
| Gifu to Kawasaki | Japan | 268 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 5 min |
| Gifu to Kobe | Japan | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Gifu to Kyoto | Japan | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 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 Gifu?
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.