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Osaka → Minamata

Ōsaka → Kumamoto
Straight line547 km
By road762 km
Driving time9h 16min
Fuel cost¥11,320
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Minamata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car762 km9h 16min
🚲 Bike762 km50h 48min
🚶 On foot629 km131h 6min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Minamata (Kumamoto) is 547 km in a straight line, or 762 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 16min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,320. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamata → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Minamata

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41650 m1min
  3. ←Turn left13 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right4.0 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right4.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right292 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2412.6 km4h 31min
  13. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  14. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  15. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  16. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  18. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  20. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  21. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  22. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  24. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  27. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  28. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  29. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  31. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  32. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  33. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  34. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  35. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  36. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  37. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  38. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  40. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  41. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  42. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right109.6 km1h 14min
  44. ↰Keep left onto 南九州自動車道E3A20.4 km17min
  45. ↰Keep left383 m0min
  46. ←Turn left22.1 km17min
  47. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道268号2688 m0min
  48. →Turn right onto 国道3号31.2 km1min
  49. →Turn right onto 水俣田浦線56775 m1min
  50. ↑Continue208 m0min
  51. ←Turn left405 m0min
  52. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
クロスロードみつぎ広島県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
香春福岡県

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

Distances from Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 km

Distances from Minamata

Kamiamakusa Kamiamakusa30 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi33 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo35 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmHonmachi Honmachi37 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 kmUki Uki51 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUto Uto58 kmKumamoto Kumamoto71 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmTamana Tamana83 kmKōshi Kōshi83 kmArao Arao85 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Minamata?

About 762 km by road (547 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 16min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,320 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).