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Minamikyushu → Amami

Kagoshima → Kagoshima
Straight line343 km
By road415 km
Driving time64h 14min
Fuel cost¥6,170
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamikyushu and Amami.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car415 km64h 14min
🚲 Bike415 km27h 41min
🚶 On foot394 km82h 8min

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 Minamikyushu (Kagoshima) to Amami (Kagoshima) is 343 km in a straight line, or 415 km by road. A car trip takes about 64h 14min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥6,170. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Amami → Minamikyushu →

Driving directions · Minamikyushu → Amami

  1. ↑Continue286 m1min
  2. →Turn right57 m0min
  3. ←Turn left48 m0min
  4. ←Turn left46 m0min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right724 m1min
  6. ←Turn left761 m2min
  7. ←Turn left355 m1min
  8. ↱Turn sharp right2.2 km4min
  9. →Turn right59 m0min
  10. →Turn right111 m0min
  11. ←Turn left45 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 谷山知覧線2311.3 km15min
  13. ↰Keep left onto 谷山知覧線231.8 km2min
  14. ↱Keep right onto 玉取迫鹿児島港線(産業道路)21911.3 km14min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道225号225, 2263.1 km4min
  16. ↱Turn sharp right204 m0min
  17. →Turn right onto 鹿児島港臨港道路509 m1min
  18. ↑Continue196 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 鹿児島～那覇380.7 km63h 27min
  20. →Turn right12 m0min
  21. ←Turn left59 m0min
  22. →Turn right77 m0min
  23. ←Turn left616 m1min
  24. →Turn right60 m0min
  25. ↑Continue onto 名瀬瀬戸内線7967 m0min
  26. ←Turn left onto 名瀬瀬戸内線79527 m0min
  27. →Turn right49 m0min
  28. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

桜島鹿児島県

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

Distances from Minamikyushu

Kagoshima Kagoshima26 kmKanoya Kanoya38 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai54 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki52 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi49 kmIzumi Izumi82 kmIbusuki Ibusuki22 kmKushikino Kushikino45 kmIjūin Ijūin31 kmAkune Akune78 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki16 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame15 kmKajiki Kajiki47 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara82 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata63 km

Distances from Amami

Naze Naze2 kmYudomari Yudomari228 kmKurio Kurio229 kmKoshima Koshima230 kmNagata Nagata242 kmKoseda Koseda250 kmMiyanoura Miyanoura251 kmNishinoomote Nishinoomote300 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki331 kmIbusuki Ibusuki337 kmMinamisatsuma Minamisatsuma344 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame348 kmKanoya Kanoya359 kmTarumizu Tarumizu365 kmHioki Hioki366 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamikyushu to Amami?

About 415 km by road (343 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Minamikyushu to Amami?

About 64h 14min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥6,170 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).