Car hire and driving in Ishinomaki
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 SDJ means 45 km (28 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 Ishinomaki
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishinomaki to Ōsaki | Japan | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Ishinomaki to Sendai | Japan | 41 km (26 mi) | about 38 min |
| Ishinomaki to Ichinoseki | Japan | 57 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Ishinomaki to Ōshū | Japan | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Ishinomaki to Yamagata | Japan | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Ishinomaki to Fukushima | Japan | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Ishinomaki to Tsuruoka | Japan | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Ishinomaki to Sakata | Japan | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Ishinomaki to Kōriyama | Japan | 139 km (86 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Ishinomaki to Morioka | Japan | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Ishinomaki to Iwaki | Japan | 156 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 23 min |
| Ishinomaki to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 157 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Ishinomaki to Tokyo | Japan | 335 km (208 mi) | about 5 h 7 min |
| Ishinomaki to Yokohama | Japan | 363 km (225 mi) | about 5 h 32 min |
| Ishinomaki to Osaka | Japan | 663 km (412 mi) | about 10 h 6 min |
| Ishinomaki to Nagoya | Japan | 531 km (330 mi) | about 8 h 6 min |
| Ishinomaki to Sapporo | Japan | 517 km (321 mi) | about 7 h 53 min |
| Ishinomaki to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,115 km (693 mi) | about 17 h |
| Ishinomaki to Kawasaki | Japan | 351 km (218 mi) | about 5 h 22 min |
| Ishinomaki to Kobe | Japan | 685 km (426 mi) | about 10 h 27 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 Ishinomaki?
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.