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Nagaoka · Japan

Car hire and driving in Nagaoka

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 KIJ means 61 km (38 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 Nagaoka

Car rental from Nagaoka: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Nagaoka to NiigataJapan55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Nagaoka to JōetsuJapan64 km (40 mi)about 58 min
Nagaoka to Aizu-WakamatsuJapan97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Nagaoka to NaganoJapan107 km (66 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Nagaoka to MaebashiJapan119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Nagaoka to NasushiobaraJapan120 km (74 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Nagaoka to KiryūJapan124 km (77 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Nagaoka to TakasakiJapan125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 54 min
Nagaoka to UedaJapan127 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Nagaoka to IsesakiJapan130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Nagaoka to UtsunomiyaJapan134 km (84 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Nagaoka to AshikagaJapan135 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Nagaoka to TokyoJapan210 km (130 mi)about 3 h 12 min
Nagaoka to YokohamaJapan235 km (146 mi)about 3 h 35 min
Nagaoka to OsakaJapan429 km (267 mi)about 6 h 33 min
Nagaoka to NagoyaJapan307 km (190 mi)about 4 h 40 min
Nagaoka to SapporoJapan660 km (410 mi)about 10 h 3 min
Nagaoka to FukuokaJapan875 km (543 mi)about 13 h 20 min
Nagaoka to KawasakiJapan228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Nagaoka to KobeJapan450 km (280 mi)about 6 h 52 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

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Nagaoka?

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.