Car hire and driving in Kure
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 HIJ means 40 km (25 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 Kure
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kure to Higashihiroshima | Japan | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Kure to Hatsukaichi | Japan | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Kure to Iwakuni | Japan | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Kure to Imabari | Japan | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Kure to Matsuyama | Japan | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Kure to Onomichi | Japan | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Kure to Saijō | Japan | 67 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Kure to Shūnan | Japan | 70 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Kure to Tokuyama | Japan | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Kure to Niihama | Japan | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 8 min |
| Kure to Shinagawa | Japan | 78 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Kure to Fukuyama | Japan | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Kure to Tokyo | Japan | 669 km (416 mi) | about 10 h 12 min |
| Kure to Yokohama | Japan | 660 km (410 mi) | about 10 h 4 min |
| Kure to Osaka | Japan | 274 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
| Kure to Nagoya | Japan | 410 km (255 mi) | about 6 h 16 min |
| Kure to Sapporo | Japan | 1,242 km (772 mi) | about 18 h 57 min |
| Kure to Fukuoka | Japan | 210 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 13 min |
| Kure to Kawasaki | Japan | 668 km (415 mi) | about 10 h 11 min |
| Kure to Kobe | Japan | 245 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 44 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 Kure?
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.