Car hire and driving in Iwaki
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 FKS 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 Iwaki
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwaki to Hitachi | Japan | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Iwaki to Kōriyama | Japan | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Iwaki to Nasushiobara | Japan | 73 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Iwaki to Hitachi-Naka | Japan | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Iwaki to Katsuta | Japan | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Iwaki to Fukushima | Japan | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Iwaki to Mito | Japan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Iwaki to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Iwaki to Utsunomiya | Japan | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Iwaki to Chikusei | Japan | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Iwaki to Tsuchiura | Japan | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Iwaki to Tochigi | Japan | 126 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Iwaki to Tokyo | Japan | 185 km (115 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Iwaki to Yokohama | Japan | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 13 min |
| Iwaki to Osaka | Japan | 551 km (342 mi) | about 8 h 24 min |
| Iwaki to Nagoya | Japan | 413 km (257 mi) | about 6 h 18 min |
| Iwaki to Sapporo | Japan | 670 km (416 mi) | about 10 h 13 min |
| Iwaki to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,023 km (636 mi) | about 15 h 36 min |
| Iwaki to Kawasaki | Japan | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 3 min |
| Iwaki to Kobe | Japan | 577 km (358 mi) | about 8 h 48 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 Iwaki?
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.