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Hirakata · Japan

Car hire and driving in Hirakata

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at ITM means 19 km (12 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 Hirakata

Car rental from Hirakata: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hirakata to TakarazukaJapan27 km (17 mi)about 24 min
Hirakata to ŌtsuJapan29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Hirakata to MatsubaraJapan29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Hirakata to HabikinoJapan29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Hirakata to SakaiJapan31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Hirakata to NishinomiyaJapan31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Hirakata to TondabayashichōJapan35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Hirakata to Kashihara-shiJapan36 km (23 mi)about 33 min
Hirakata to KusatsuJapan37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Hirakata to SandachōJapan39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Hirakata to IzumiJapan42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Hirakata to KashiwaraJapan42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Hirakata to TokyoJapan380 km (236 mi)about 5 h 47 min
Hirakata to YokohamaJapan370 km (230 mi)about 5 h 39 min
Hirakata to NagoyaJapan122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 51 min
Hirakata to SapporoJapan1,041 km (647 mi)about 15 h 53 min
Hirakata to FukuokaJapan500 km (310 mi)about 7 h 37 min
Hirakata to KawasakiJapan378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 46 min
Hirakata to KobeJapan45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Hirakata to SaitamaJapan383 km (238 mi)about 5 h 51 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 Hirakata?

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.