@Alzack13 Hell, my current job, prior to the pandemic, is about an hour commute, more coming home thanks to traffic. She could not only visit on the holidays, they could have regular dates on the weekends.
@Linkenten Your avatar works excellently with how upset you sound. XD
But they might not have a car of their own (it's even probable they don't have personal access to one, since this is Japan - the car they're in belongs to the inn).
(And using a car costs notable money, since Japan is not a country where fuel is cheaper than water. And studying doesn't make money.)
Still, it shouldn't be a problem to borrow it once per month or something at least. Or meet up someplace halfway if public transportation is too messy. So either way I agree that they're probably over-reacting. (But that's fine. Lots of people can't think properly, especially when worried about love.)