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Ōtsu · Japan

Car hire and driving in Ōtsu

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 46 km (29 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 Ōtsu

Car rental from Ōtsu: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ōtsu to TakatsukiJapan28 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Ōtsu to HirakataJapan29 km (18 mi)about 26 min
Ōtsu to YoukaichiJapan33 km (20 mi)about 30 min
Ōtsu to NeyagawaJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Ōtsu to IbarakiJapan34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Ōtsu to Nara-shiJapan35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Ōtsu to IkomaJapan38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Ōtsu to DaitōJapan39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Ōtsu to KadomaJapan39 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Ōtsu to MoriguchiJapan40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Ōtsu to MinohJapan41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Ōtsu to SuitaJapan42 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Ōtsu to TokyoJapan355 km (221 mi)about 5 h 25 min
Ōtsu to YokohamaJapan347 km (216 mi)about 5 h 18 min
Ōtsu to OsakaJapan48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Ōtsu to NagoyaJapan97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Ōtsu to SapporoJapan1,014 km (630 mi)about 15 h 28 min
Ōtsu to FukuokaJapan524 km (326 mi)about 8 h
Ōtsu to KawasakiJapan354 km (220 mi)about 5 h 24 min
Ōtsu to KobeJapan71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 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 Ōtsu?

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.