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Ibaraki · Japan

Car hire and driving in Ibaraki

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 12 km (7 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 Ibaraki

Car rental from Ibaraki: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ibaraki to Nara-shiJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Ibaraki to SakaiJapan28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Ibaraki to MatsubaraJapan28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Ibaraki to KyotoJapan28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Ibaraki to HabikinoJapan29 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Ibaraki to SandachōJapan32 km (20 mi)about 29 min
Ibaraki to ŌtsuJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Ibaraki to TondabayashichōJapan35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Ibaraki to KobeJapan38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Ibaraki to IzumiJapan39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Ibaraki to Kashihara-shiJapan40 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Ibaraki to Kawachi-NaganoJapan42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Ibaraki to TokyoJapan387 km (240 mi)about 5 h 54 min
Ibaraki to YokohamaJapan377 km (235 mi)about 5 h 45 min
Ibaraki to NagoyaJapan128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Ibaraki to SapporoJapan1,044 km (649 mi)about 15 h 55 min
Ibaraki to FukuokaJapan493 km (306 mi)about 7 h 31 min
Ibaraki to KawasakiJapan385 km (239 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Ibaraki to SaitamaJapan390 km (242 mi)about 5 h 57 min
Ibaraki to HiroshimaJapan289 km (180 mi)about 4 h 25 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 Ibaraki?

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.