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Ōita · Japan

Car hire and driving in Ōita

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 KMJ means 82 km (51 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 Ōita

Car rental from Ōita: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ōita to NobeokaJapan73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Ōita to UbeJapan85 km (53 mi)about 1 h 18 min
Ōita to HōfuJapan91 km (56 mi)about 1 h 23 min
Ōita to TokuyamaJapan93 km (58 mi)about 1 h 25 min
Ōita to KotōJapan94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Ōita to IizukaJapan96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Ōita to ShūnanJapan96 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Ōita to KumamotoJapan97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Ōita to KitakyushuJapan98 km (61 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Ōita to ShimonosekiJapan101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Ōita to KurumeJapan101 km (63 mi)about 1 h 33 min
Ōita to Chikushino-shiJapan105 km (65 mi)about 1 h 36 min
Ōita to TokyoJapan790 km (491 mi)about 12 h 3 min
Ōita to YokohamaJapan778 km (484 mi)about 11 h 52 min
Ōita to OsakaJapan395 km (245 mi)about 6 h 1 min
Ōita to NagoyaJapan534 km (332 mi)about 8 h 8 min
Ōita to SapporoJapan1,384 km (860 mi)about 21 h 7 min
Ōita to FukuokaJapan117 km (73 mi)about 1 h 47 min
Ōita to KawasakiJapan787 km (489 mi)about 12 h
Ōita to KobeJapan368 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 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 Ōita?

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.