Car hire and driving in Sasebo
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 NGS means 33 km (21 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 Sasebo
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasebo to Karatsu | Japan | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Sasebo to Isahaya | Japan | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Sasebo to Nagasaki | Japan | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Sasebo to Saga | Japan | 54 km (34 mi) | about 49 min |
| Sasebo to Ōmuta | Japan | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Sasebo to Kurume | Japan | 75 km (47 mi) | about 1 h 9 min |
| Sasebo to Kasuga | Japan | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Sasebo to Fukuoka | Japan | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Sasebo to Ōnojō | Japan | 81 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Sasebo to Chikushino-shi | Japan | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Sasebo to Kumamoto | Japan | 99 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 30 min |
| Sasebo to Iizuka | Japan | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Sasebo to Tokyo | Japan | 956 km (594 mi) | about 14 h 34 min |
| Sasebo to Yokohama | Japan | 945 km (587 mi) | about 14 h 25 min |
| Sasebo to Osaka | Japan | 559 km (347 mi) | about 8 h 32 min |
| Sasebo to Nagoya | Japan | 697 km (433 mi) | about 10 h 38 min |
| Sasebo to Sapporo | Japan | 1,496 km (929 mi) | about 22 h 49 min |
| Sasebo to Kawasaki | Japan | 953 km (592 mi) | about 14 h 32 min |
| Sasebo to Kobe | Japan | 531 km (330 mi) | about 8 h 6 min |
| Sasebo to Kyoto | Japan | 592 km (368 mi) | about 9 h 2 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 Sasebo?
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.