Car hire and driving in Nagasaki
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 NGS means 19 km (12 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 Nagasaki
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki to Sasebo | Japan | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Nagasaki to Ōmuta | Japan | 62 km (38 mi) | about 56 min |
| Nagasaki to Saga | Japan | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Nagasaki to Honmachi | Japan | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Nagasaki to Kumamoto | Japan | 76 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Nagasaki to Karatsu | Japan | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Nagasaki to Kotō | Japan | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Nagasaki to Kurume | Japan | 86 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Nagasaki to Kasuga | Japan | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Nagasaki to Chikushino-shi | Japan | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Nagasaki to Ōnojō | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Nagasaki to Fukuoka | Japan | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Nagasaki to Tokyo | Japan | 959 km (596 mi) | about 14 h 37 min |
| Nagasaki to Yokohama | Japan | 947 km (588 mi) | about 14 h 27 min |
| Nagasaki to Osaka | Japan | 563 km (350 mi) | about 8 h 35 min |
| Nagasaki to Nagoya | Japan | 702 km (436 mi) | about 10 h 42 min |
| Nagasaki to Sapporo | Japan | 1,523 km (946 mi) | about 23 h 13 min |
| Nagasaki to Kawasaki | Japan | 956 km (594 mi) | about 14 h 34 min |
| Nagasaki to Kobe | Japan | 535 km (333 mi) | about 8 h 10 min |
| Nagasaki to Kyoto | Japan | 598 km (371 mi) | about 9 h 7 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Nagasaki?
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.