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Uruma · Japan

Car hire and driving in Uruma

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at OKA means 30 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 Uruma

Car rental from Uruma: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Uruma to NahaJapan26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Uruma to KanoyaJapan628 km (390 mi)about 9 h 35 min
Uruma to KagoshimaJapan634 km (394 mi)about 9 h 40 min
Uruma to KirishimaJapan660 km (410 mi)about 10 h 4 min
Uruma to MiyakonojōJapan672 km (418 mi)about 10 h 15 min
Uruma to MiyazakiJapan706 km (439 mi)about 10 h 46 min
Uruma to HonmachiJapan731 km (454 mi)about 11 h 9 min
Uruma to NagasakiJapan735 km (457 mi)about 11 h 13 min
Uruma to IsahayaJapan749 km (466 mi)about 11 h 25 min
Uruma to KotōJapan765 km (475 mi)about 11 h 40 min
Uruma to KumamotoJapan766 km (476 mi)about 11 h 40 min
Uruma to SaseboJapan776 km (482 mi)about 11 h 50 min
Uruma to TokyoJapan1,529 km (950 mi)about 23 h 19 min
Uruma to YokohamaJapan1,508 km (937 mi)about 23 h
Uruma to OsakaJapan1,179 km (732 mi)about 17 h 58 min
Uruma to NagoyaJapan1,305 km (811 mi)about 19 h 54 min
Uruma to FukuokaJapan840 km (522 mi)about 12 h 49 min
Uruma to KawasakiJapan1,519 km (944 mi)about 23 h 9 min
Uruma to KobeJapan1,160 km (721 mi)about 17 h 41 min
Uruma to KyotoJapan1,221 km (759 mi)about 18 h 37 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 Uruma?

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.