Car hire and driving in Kurume
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 HSG means 27 km (17 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 Kurume
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurume to Ōmuta | Japan | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Kurume to Fukuoka | Japan | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Kurume to Iizuka | Japan | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Kurume to Karatsu | Japan | 53 km (33 mi) | about 48 min |
| Kurume to Kumamoto | Japan | 59 km (37 mi) | about 54 min |
| Kurume to Kotō | Japan | 64 km (39 mi) | about 58 min |
| Kurume to Kitakyushu | Japan | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Kurume to Isahaya | Japan | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Kurume to Sasebo | Japan | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Kurume to Shimonoseki | Japan | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Kurume to Nagasaki | Japan | 86 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Kurume to Honmachi | Japan | 91 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Kurume to Tokyo | Japan | 881 km (547 mi) | about 13 h 26 min |
| Kurume to Yokohama | Japan | 870 km (541 mi) | about 13 h 16 min |
| Kurume to Osaka | Japan | 484 km (301 mi) | about 7 h 23 min |
| Kurume to Nagoya | Japan | 623 km (387 mi) | about 9 h 30 min |
| Kurume to Sapporo | Japan | 1,437 km (893 mi) | about 21 h 55 min |
| Kurume to Kawasaki | Japan | 878 km (546 mi) | about 13 h 24 min |
| Kurume to Kobe | Japan | 456 km (284 mi) | about 6 h 58 min |
| Kurume to Kyoto | Japan | 518 km (322 mi) | about 7 h 54 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 Kurume?
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.