Car hire and driving in Minato City
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 HND 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 Minato City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minato City to Niiza | Japan | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Minato City to Kodaira | Japan | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Minato City to Kokubunji | Japan | 25 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Minato City to Tama | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Minato City to Kamagaya | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Minato City to Nagareyama | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Minato City to Koshigaya | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Minato City to Narashino | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Minato City to Yokohama | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 24 min |
| Minato City to Yono | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Minato City to Higashimurayama | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Minato City to Saitama | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Minato City to Osaka | Japan | 401 km (249 mi) | about 6 h 7 min |
| Minato City to Nagoya | Japan | 263 km (164 mi) | about 4 h 1 min |
| Minato City to Sapporo | Japan | 835 km (519 mi) | about 12 h 44 min |
| Minato City to Fukuoka | Japan | 884 km (549 mi) | about 13 h 29 min |
| Minato City to Kobe | Japan | 429 km (266 mi) | about 6 h 32 min |
| Minato City to Kyoto | Japan | 369 km (230 mi) | about 5 h 38 min |
| Minato City to Hiroshima | Japan | 679 km (422 mi) | about 10 h 21 min |
| Minato City to Sendai | Japan | 307 km (190 mi) | about 4 h 40 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 Minato City?
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.