Car hire and driving in Hitachi
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 IBR means 51 km (32 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 Hitachi
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi to Katsuta | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Hitachi to Mito | Japan | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Hitachi to Iwaki | Japan | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Hitachi to Nasushiobara | Japan | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Hitachi to Chikusei | Japan | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Hitachi to Utsunomiya | Japan | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Hitachi to Tsuchiura | Japan | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Hitachi to Tsukuba | Japan | 75 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Hitachi to Oyama | Japan | 83 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Hitachi to Tochigi | Japan | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Hitachi to Kōriyama | Japan | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Hitachi to Toride | Japan | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Hitachi to Tokyo | Japan | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Hitachi to Yokohama | Japan | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Hitachi to Osaka | Japan | 511 km (318 mi) | about 7 h 48 min |
| Hitachi to Nagoya | Japan | 372 km (231 mi) | about 5 h 41 min |
| Hitachi to Sapporo | Japan | 722 km (448 mi) | about 11 h |
| Hitachi to Fukuoka | Japan | 988 km (614 mi) | about 15 h 4 min |
| Hitachi to Kawasaki | Japan | 146 km (91 mi) | about 2 h 14 min |
| Hitachi to Kobe | Japan | 538 km (334 mi) | about 8 h 12 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 Hitachi?
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.