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Imabari · Japan

Car hire and driving in Imabari

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 MYJ means 39 km (24 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 Imabari

Car rental from Imabari: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Imabari to NiihamaJapan31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Imabari to MatsuyamaJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Imabari to OnomichiJapan43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Imabari to KureJapan44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Imabari to HigashihiroshimaJapan45 km (28 mi)about 41 min
Imabari to ShinagawaJapan48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Imabari to FukuyamaJapan57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Imabari to HiroshimaJapan62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Imabari to HatsukaichiJapan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Imabari to IwakuniJapan73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Imabari to MarugameJapan76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Imabari to KochiJapan76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Imabari to TokyoJapan636 km (395 mi)about 9 h 42 min
Imabari to YokohamaJapan626 km (389 mi)about 9 h 33 min
Imabari to OsakaJapan240 km (149 mi)about 3 h 39 min
Imabari to NagoyaJapan378 km (235 mi)about 5 h 46 min
Imabari to SapporoJapan1,235 km (767 mi)about 18 h 50 min
Imabari to FukuokaJapan244 km (152 mi)about 3 h 44 min
Imabari to KawasakiJapan634 km (394 mi)about 9 h 40 min
Imabari to KobeJapan212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 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 Imabari?

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.