Car hire and driving in Urasoe
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 OKA means 12 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 Urasoe
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urasoe to Kanoya | Japan | 646 km (401 mi) | about 9 h 51 min |
| Urasoe to Kagoshima | Japan | 651 km (404 mi) | about 9 h 55 min |
| Urasoe to Kirishima | Japan | 677 km (421 mi) | about 10 h 20 min |
| Urasoe to Miyakonojō | Japan | 690 km (429 mi) | about 10 h 31 min |
| Urasoe to Miyazaki | Japan | 724 km (450 mi) | about 11 h 2 min |
| Urasoe to Honmachi | Japan | 748 km (465 mi) | about 11 h 24 min |
| Urasoe to Nagasaki | Japan | 751 km (467 mi) | about 11 h 27 min |
| Urasoe to Isahaya | Japan | 765 km (476 mi) | about 11 h 40 min |
| Urasoe to Kotō | Japan | 781 km (485 mi) | about 11 h 55 min |
| Urasoe to Kumamoto | Japan | 782 km (486 mi) | about 11 h 56 min |
| Urasoe to Sasebo | Japan | 792 km (492 mi) | about 12 h 5 min |
| Urasoe to Ōmuta | Japan | 798 km (496 mi) | about 12 h 10 min |
| Urasoe to Tokyo | Japan | 1,547 km (961 mi) | about 23 h 35 min |
| Urasoe to Yokohama | Japan | 1,526 km (948 mi) | about 23 h 16 min |
| Urasoe to Osaka | Japan | 1,197 km (744 mi) | about 18 h 15 min |
| Urasoe to Nagoya | Japan | 1,323 km (822 mi) | about 20 h 10 min |
| Urasoe to Fukuoka | Japan | 856 km (532 mi) | about 13 h 3 min |
| Urasoe to Kawasaki | Japan | 1,537 km (955 mi) | about 23 h 26 min |
| Urasoe to Kobe | Japan | 1,178 km (732 mi) | about 17 h 58 min |
| Urasoe to Kyoto | Japan | 1,239 km (770 mi) | about 18 h 54 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 Urasoe?
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.