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Kofu · Japan

Car hire and driving in Kofu

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 MMJ means 80 km (50 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 Kofu

Car rental from Kofu: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kofu to FujinomiyaJapan50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Kofu to FujiJapan57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Kofu to SagamiharaJapan62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Kofu to ŌmeJapan62 km (39 mi)about 57 min
Kofu to HadanoJapan68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Kofu to AiharaJapan68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Kofu to HachiōjiJapan68 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Kofu to NumazuJapan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Kofu to MishimaJapan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Kofu to IidaJapan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 4 min
Kofu to OdawaraJapan71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Kofu to IseharaJapan74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Kofu to TokyoJapan102 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Kofu to YokohamaJapan101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Kofu to OsakaJapan299 km (186 mi)about 4 h 33 min
Kofu to NagoyaJapan160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Kofu to SapporoJapan857 km (532 mi)about 13 h 4 min
Kofu to FukuokaJapan780 km (485 mi)about 11 h 54 min
Kofu to KawasakiJapan105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Kofu to KobeJapan326 km (203 mi)about 4 h 58 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 Kofu?

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.