Car hire and driving in Hōfu
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 KKJ means 54 km (34 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 Hōfu
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hōfu to Ube | Japan | 31 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Hōfu to Shimonoseki | Japan | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Hōfu to Iwakuni | Japan | 61 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Hōfu to Kitakyushu | Japan | 70 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Hōfu to Hatsukaichi | Japan | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Hōfu to Beppu | Japan | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Hōfu to Hiroshima | Japan | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Hōfu to Ōita | Japan | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Hōfu to Iizuka | Japan | 93 km (58 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
| Hōfu to Kure | Japan | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Hōfu to Matsuyama | Japan | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 43 min |
| Hōfu to Higashihiroshima | Japan | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Hōfu to Tokyo | Japan | 763 km (474 mi) | about 11 h 38 min |
| Hōfu to Yokohama | Japan | 754 km (469 mi) | about 11 h 30 min |
| Hōfu to Osaka | Japan | 368 km (229 mi) | about 5 h 37 min |
| Hōfu to Nagoya | Japan | 505 km (313 mi) | about 7 h 42 min |
| Hōfu to Sapporo | Japan | 1,313 km (816 mi) | about 20 h 1 min |
| Hōfu to Fukuoka | Japan | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 47 min |
| Hōfu to Kawasaki | Japan | 762 km (473 mi) | about 11 h 37 min |
| Hōfu to Kobe | Japan | 339 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 11 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Hōfu?
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.