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Yonago · Japan

Car hire and driving in Yonago

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 OKJ means 89 km (55 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 Yonago

Car rental from Yonago: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Yonago to MatsueJapan26 km (16 mi)about 24 min
Yonago to IzumoJapan52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Yonago to TsuyamaJapan74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 8 min
Yonago to Tottori-shiJapan82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Yonago to KurashikiJapan102 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Yonago to OkayamaJapan103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Yonago to FukuyamaJapan106 km (66 mi)about 1 h 37 min
Yonago to OnomichiJapan114 km (71 mi)about 1 h 44 min
Yonago to HigashihiroshimaJapan126 km (78 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Yonago to MarugameJapan134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Yonago to TakamatsuJapan139 km (86 mi)about 2 h 7 min
Yonago to HiroshimaJapan140 km (87 mi)about 2 h 8 min
Yonago to TokyoJapan576 km (358 mi)about 8 h 47 min
Yonago to YokohamaJapan572 km (356 mi)about 8 h 44 min
Yonago to OsakaJapan214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Yonago to NagoyaJapan325 km (202 mi)about 4 h 58 min
Yonago to SapporoJapan1,093 km (679 mi)about 16 h 40 min
Yonago to FukuokaJapan336 km (209 mi)about 5 h 8 min
Yonago to KawasakiJapan578 km (359 mi)about 8 h 49 min
Yonago to KobeJapan187 km (116 mi)about 2 h 52 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 Yonago?

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.