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Nara-shi · Japan

Car hire and driving in Nara-shi

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 ITM means 35 km (22 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 Nara-shi

Car rental from Nara-shi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Nara-shi to IbarakiJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Nara-shi to KashiwaraJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Nara-shi to MatsubaraJapan27 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Nara-shi to TondabayashichōJapan28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Nara-shi to SuitaJapan28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Nara-shi to OsakaJapan28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Nara-shi to ToyonakaJapan33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Nara-shi to SakaiJapan33 km (21 mi)about 30 min
Nara-shi to Kawachi-NaganoJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Nara-shi to MinohJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Nara-shi to ŌtsuJapan35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Nara-shi to AmagasakiJapan36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Nara-shi to TokyoJapan370 km (230 mi)about 5 h 39 min
Nara-shi to YokohamaJapan360 km (224 mi)about 5 h 29 min
Nara-shi to NagoyaJapan115 km (71 mi)about 1 h 45 min
Nara-shi to SapporoJapan1,048 km (651 mi)about 15 h 59 min
Nara-shi to FukuokaJapan510 km (317 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Nara-shi to KawasakiJapan368 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 min
Nara-shi to KobeJapan57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Nara-shi to KyotoJapan38 km (23 mi)about 34 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 Nara-shi?

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.