Car hire and driving in Kanoya
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 KOJ means 48 km (30 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 Kanoya
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanoya to Kagoshima | Japan | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Kanoya to Kirishima | Japan | 41 km (25 mi) | about 37 min |
| Kanoya to Miyakonojō | Japan | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Kanoya to Miyazaki | Japan | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Kanoya to Honmachi | Japan | 127 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Kanoya to Nobeoka | Japan | 154 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Kanoya to Kotō | Japan | 155 km (97 mi) | about 2 h 22 min |
| Kanoya to Kumamoto | Japan | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Kanoya to Nagasaki | Japan | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Kanoya to Isahaya | Japan | 179 km (111 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Kanoya to Ōmuta | Japan | 187 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 51 min |
| Kanoya to Saga | Japan | 212 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 14 min |
| Kanoya to Tokyo | Japan | 949 km (589 mi) | about 14 h 28 min |
| Kanoya to Yokohama | Japan | 932 km (579 mi) | about 14 h 13 min |
| Kanoya to Osaka | Japan | 569 km (353 mi) | about 8 h 40 min |
| Kanoya to Nagoya | Japan | 704 km (437 mi) | about 10 h 44 min |
| Kanoya to Sapporo | Japan | 1,595 km (991 mi) | about 24 h 19 min |
| Kanoya to Fukuoka | Japan | 250 km (155 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Kanoya to Kawasaki | Japan | 942 km (585 mi) | about 14 h 22 min |
| Kanoya to Kobe | Japan | 546 km (339 mi) | about 8 h 20 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 Kanoya?
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.