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Yatsushiro → Kumamoto

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line28 km
By road30 km
Driving time31min
Fuel cost¥450
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Yatsushiro and Kumamoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car30 km31min
🚲 Bike30 km2h 0min
🚶 On foot32 km6h 41min

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 Kumamoto (Kumamoto) is 28 km in a straight line, or 30 km by road. A car trip takes about 31min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥450. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kumamoto → Yatsushiro →

Driving directions · Yatsushiro → Kumamoto

  1. ↑Continue791 m1min
  2. ←Turn left117 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線149.9 km9min
  4. ←Turn left448 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道266号26693 m0min
  6. ←Turn left47 m0min
  7. ←Turn left6 m0min
  8. →Turn right160 m0min
  9. →Turn right409 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線143.9 km5min
  11. ↖Turn slight left onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  12. ←Turn left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  13. ↱Keep right onto 川尻宇土線297993 m1min
  14. ↑Continue onto 川尻宇土線2973.7 km3min
  15. ↰Turn sharp left96 m0min
  16. →Turn right11 m0min
  17. ↑Continue1.4 km2min
  18. ←Turn left onto 熊本高森線28262 m0min
  19. →Turn right271 m0min
  20. ←Turn left onto 小島新町線237263 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 小島新町線237438 m0min
  22. →Turn right484 m1min
  23. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

竜北熊本県
うき熊本県

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

Distances from Yatsushiro

Honmachi Honmachi8 kmTamana Tamana44 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo47 kmUto Uto14 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi39 kmYamaga Yamaga51 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno38 kmŌzu Ōzu41 kmMinamata Minamata45 kmAso Aso58 kmKikuchi Kikuchi50 kmMatsubase Matsubase10 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi71 kmAmakusa Amakusa45 kmArao Arao51 km

Distances from Kumamoto

Uekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno10 kmKōshi Kōshi12 kmUto Uto14 kmMatsubase Matsubase18 kmŌzu Ōzu19 kmTamana Tamana19 kmUki Uki21 kmKikuchi Kikuchi23 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmArao Arao30 kmHonmachi Honmachi35 kmAso Aso39 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa45 kmAmakusa Amakusa61 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo62 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Yatsushiro to Kumamoto?

About 30 km by road (28 km in a straight line).

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

About 31min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥450 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).