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Onomichi · Japan

Car hire and driving in Onomichi

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 HIJ means 26 km (16 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 Onomichi

Car rental from Onomichi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Onomichi to HigashihiroshimaJapan42 km (26 mi)about 39 min
Onomichi to ImabariJapan43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Onomichi to NiihamaJapan52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Onomichi to KurashikiJapan55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Onomichi to MarugameJapan56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Onomichi to SaijōJapan56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Onomichi to KureJapan62 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Onomichi to HiroshimaJapan69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Onomichi to OkayamaJapan72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Onomichi to MatsuyamaJapan76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Onomichi to TakamatsuJapan79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Onomichi to HatsukaichiJapan80 km (50 mi)about 1 h 13 min
Onomichi to TokyoJapan607 km (377 mi)about 9 h 16 min
Onomichi to YokohamaJapan599 km (372 mi)about 9 h 8 min
Onomichi to OsakaJapan213 km (132 mi)about 3 h 15 min
Onomichi to NagoyaJapan349 km (217 mi)about 5 h 19 min
Onomichi to SapporoJapan1,192 km (741 mi)about 18 h 11 min
Onomichi to FukuokaJapan272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Onomichi to KawasakiJapan606 km (377 mi)about 9 h 15 min
Onomichi to KobeJapan184 km (114 mi)about 2 h 48 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 Onomichi?

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.