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Yatsushiro → Minamata

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line45 km
By road51 km
Driving time42min
Fuel cost¥760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yatsushiro and Minamata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car51 km42min
🚲 Bike51 km3h 26min
🚶 On foot51 km10h 42min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Yatsushiro (Kumamoto) to Minamata (Kumamoto) is 45 km in a straight line, or 51 km by road. A car trip takes about 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥760. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamata → Yatsushiro →

Driving directions · Yatsushiro → Minamata

  1. ↑Continue40 m0min
  2. →Turn right481 m1min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線147.2 km7min
  4. ↑Continue onto 国道3号310.0 km9min
  5. ↑Continue96 m0min
  6. ↰Keep left8.7 km6min
  7. ↰Keep left383 m0min
  8. ←Turn left22.1 km17min
  9. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道268号2688 m0min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道3号31.2 km1min
  11. →Turn right onto 水俣田浦線56775 m1min
  12. ↑Continue208 m0min
  13. ←Turn left405 m0min
  14. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

たのうら熊本県
芦北でこぽん熊本県
みなまた熊本県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Yatsushiro

Kumamoto Kumamoto28 kmHonmachi Honmachi8 kmTamana Tamana44 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo47 kmUto Uto14 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi39 kmYamaga Yamaga51 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno38 kmŌzu Ōzu41 kmAso Aso58 kmKikuchi Kikuchi50 kmMatsubase Matsubase10 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi71 kmAmakusa Amakusa45 kmArao Arao51 km

Distances from Minamata

Kamiamakusa Kamiamakusa30 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi33 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo35 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmHonmachi Honmachi37 kmUki Uki51 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUto Uto58 kmKumamoto Kumamoto71 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmTamana Tamana83 kmKōshi Kōshi83 kmArao Arao85 kmŌzu Ōzu86 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yatsushiro to Minamata?

About 51 km by road (45 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Yatsushiro to Minamata?

About 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).