Car hire and driving in Tama
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 31 km (19 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 Tama
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tama to Minato City | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Tama to Ōme | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Tama to Kawasaki | Japan | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Tama to Kita | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Tama to Shimotoda | Japan | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Tama to Chūō | Japan | 28 km (17 mi) | about 26 min |
| Tama to Kawaguchi | Japan | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Tama to Yokohama | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Tama to Fujimino | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Tama to Kawagoe | Japan | 30 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Tama to Ebina | Japan | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Tama to Yono | Japan | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Tama to Osaka | Japan | 376 km (233 mi) | about 5 h 44 min |
| Tama to Nagoya | Japan | 238 km (148 mi) | about 3 h 38 min |
| Tama to Sapporo | Japan | 841 km (523 mi) | about 12 h 50 min |
| Tama to Fukuoka | Japan | 859 km (533 mi) | about 13 h 6 min |
| Tama to Kobe | Japan | 404 km (251 mi) | about 6 h 9 min |
| Tama to Kyoto | Japan | 344 km (214 mi) | about 5 h 15 min |
| Tama to Saitama | Japan | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Tama to Hiroshima | Japan | 654 km (406 mi) | about 9 h 58 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 Tama?
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.