Car hire and driving in Kotō
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 KMJ means 12 km (7 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 Kotō
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotō to Honmachi | Japan | 33 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Kotō to Ōmuta | Japan | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Kotō to Kurume | Japan | 64 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Kotō to Saga | Japan | 65 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Kotō to Isahaya | Japan | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h |
| Kotō to Nagasaki | Japan | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Kotō to Chikushino-shi | Japan | 83 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Kotō to Kasuga | Japan | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Kotō to Ōnojō | Japan | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Kotō to Nobeoka | Japan | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Kotō to Beppu | Japan | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 22 min |
| Kotō to Ōita | Japan | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 26 min |
| Kotō to Tokyo | Japan | 883 km (549 mi) | about 13 h 28 min |
| Kotō to Yokohama | Japan | 871 km (541 mi) | about 13 h 17 min |
| Kotō to Osaka | Japan | 489 km (304 mi) | about 7 h 27 min |
| Kotō to Nagoya | Japan | 628 km (390 mi) | about 9 h 34 min |
| Kotō to Sapporo | Japan | 1,472 km (915 mi) | about 22 h 27 min |
| Kotō to Fukuoka | Japan | 96 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Kotō to Kawasaki | Japan | 880 km (547 mi) | about 13 h 25 min |
| Kotō to Kobe | Japan | 462 km (287 mi) | about 7 h 3 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 Kotō?
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.