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Kitakyushu · Japan

Car hire and driving in Kitakyushu

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 KKJ means 17 km (11 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 Kitakyushu

Car rental from Kitakyushu: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kitakyushu to IizukaJapan28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Kitakyushu to UbeJapan38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Kitakyushu to FukuokaJapan49 km (30 mi)about 45 min
Kitakyushu to ŌnojōJapan49 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Kitakyushu to Chikushino-shiJapan50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Kitakyushu to KasugaJapan51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Kitakyushu to KurumeJapan67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Kitakyushu to YamaguchiJapan68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Kitakyushu to HōfuJapan70 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Kitakyushu to SagaJapan86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Kitakyushu to BeppuJapan87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Kitakyushu to TokuyamaJapan92 km (57 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Kitakyushu to TokyoJapan833 km (517 mi)about 12 h 42 min
Kitakyushu to YokohamaJapan824 km (512 mi)about 12 h 34 min
Kitakyushu to OsakaJapan437 km (272 mi)about 6 h 40 min
Kitakyushu to NagoyaJapan574 km (357 mi)about 8 h 45 min
Kitakyushu to SapporoJapan1,371 km (852 mi)about 20 h 54 min
Kitakyushu to KawasakiJapan831 km (517 mi)about 12 h 41 min
Kitakyushu to KobeJapan409 km (254 mi)about 6 h 14 min
Kitakyushu to KyotoJapan468 km (291 mi)about 7 h 8 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 Kitakyushu?

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.