Car hire and driving in Tsuruoka
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 SYO means 11 km (7 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 Tsuruoka
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuruoka to Yamagata | Japan | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| Tsuruoka to Ōsaki | Japan | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Tsuruoka to Sendai | Japan | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Tsuruoka to Niigata | Japan | 112 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Tsuruoka to Akita | Japan | 114 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Tsuruoka to Ichinoseki | Japan | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Tsuruoka to Fukushima | Japan | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Tsuruoka to Ōshū | Japan | 125 km (78 mi) | about 1 h 55 min |
| Tsuruoka to Ishinomaki | Japan | 133 km (83 mi) | about 2 h 2 min |
| Tsuruoka to Aizu-Wakamatsu | Japan | 137 km (85 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Tsuruoka to Kōriyama | Japan | 155 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 22 min |
| Tsuruoka to Morioka | Japan | 158 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 24 min |
| Tsuruoka to Tokyo | Japan | 337 km (210 mi) | about 5 h 9 min |
| Tsuruoka to Yokohama | Japan | 366 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 35 min |
| Tsuruoka to Osaka | Japan | 591 km (367 mi) | about 9 h |
| Tsuruoka to Nagoya | Japan | 471 km (293 mi) | about 7 h 11 min |
| Tsuruoka to Sapporo | Japan | 500 km (311 mi) | about 7 h 37 min |
| Tsuruoka to Fukuoka | Japan | 1,018 km (632 mi) | about 15 h 31 min |
| Tsuruoka to Kawasaki | Japan | 356 km (221 mi) | about 5 h 26 min |
| Tsuruoka to Kobe | Japan | 610 km (379 mi) | about 9 h 18 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Tsuruoka?
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.