Car hire and driving in Sagamihara
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 HND means 49 km (30 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 Sagamihara
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagamihara to Kokubunji | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Sagamihara to Hiratsuka | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Sagamihara to Kodaira | Japan | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Sagamihara to Koganei | Japan | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Sagamihara to Higashimurayama | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Sagamihara to Chōfu | Japan | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Sagamihara to Chigasaki | Japan | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Sagamihara to Iruma | Japan | 30 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Sagamihara to Higashikurume | Japan | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Sagamihara to Nishi-Tokyo-shi | Japan | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Sagamihara to Fujisawa | Japan | 32 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Sagamihara to Musashino | Japan | 33 km (20 mi) | about 30 min |
| Sagamihara to Tokyo | Japan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Sagamihara to Yokohama | Japan | 40 km (25 mi) | about 36 min |
| Sagamihara to Osaka | Japan | 354 km (220 mi) | about 5 h 24 min |
| Sagamihara to Nagoya | Japan | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 18 min |
| Sagamihara to Sapporo | Japan | 853 km (530 mi) | about 13 h 1 min |
| Sagamihara to Fukuoka | Japan | 837 km (520 mi) | about 12 h 46 min |
| Sagamihara to Kawasaki | Japan | 43 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Sagamihara to Kobe | Japan | 382 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 49 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 Sagamihara?
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.