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Nagoya → Minamata

Aichi → Kumamoto
Straight line686 km
By road913 km
Driving time10h 56min
Fuel cost¥13,560
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Nagoya and Minamata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car913 km10h 56min
🚲 Bike913 km60h 51min
🚶 On foot788 km164h 16min

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 Nagoya (Aichi) to Minamata (Kumamoto) is 686 km in a straight line, or 913 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 56min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,560. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamata → Nagoya →

Driving directions · Nagoya → Minamata

  1. ↑Continue onto 出来町通215405 m1min
  2. ←Turn left onto 公館南北2号線141 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 公館東西2号線525 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 伏見通222.0 km2min
  5. ↱Turn sharp right onto 若宮大通57 m0min
  6. ↱Keep right30.1 km18min
  7. ↰Keep left284 m0min
  8. ↱Keep right72.0 km47min
  9. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A828 m1min
  10. ↰Keep left and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪296 m0min
  11. ↱Keep right and take E1, E88 toward 京都, 大阪2.9 km2min
  12. ↰Keep left and take E88, E89 toward 宇治, 奈良, 大阪, 関西空港, 瀬田東, 石山404 m0min
  13. ↱Keep right26.7 km22min
  14. ↰Keep left and drive toward 大阪, 吹田7.6 km6min
  15. ↰Keep left456.5 km5h 2min
  16. ↰Keep left1.6 km1min
  17. ↱Keep right101 m0min
  18. ↱Keep right5.1 km5min
  19. ↰Keep left2.2 km2min
  20. ↰Keep left onto 222.0 km2min
  21. ↰Keep left onto 22347 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 国道2号242.9 km37min
  23. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.8 km5min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号25.5 km9min
  25. ↗Turn slight right458 m1min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道199号1999.2 km12min
  27. ↰Keep left1.9 km2min
  28. ←Turn left onto 国道10号10322 m0min
  29. ↱Keep right712 m1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 北方バイパス3223.4 km3min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3224.5 km4min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道322号3228.0 km7min
  33. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  34. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  35. →Turn right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  36. ↑Continue onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  37. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  39. →Turn right onto 国道322号32222.8 km20min
  40. ←Turn left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  41. ↱Turn sharp right onto 千代丸通り322, 5002.3 km2min
  42. →Turn right onto 国道322号3226.0 km5min
  43. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3228.6 km7min
  45. ↰Keep left367 m0min
  46. ↱Keep right109.6 km1h 14min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 南九州自動車道E3A20.4 km17min
  48. ↰Keep left383 m0min
  49. ←Turn left22.1 km17min
  50. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道268号2688 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 国道3号31.2 km1min
  52. →Turn right onto 水俣田浦線56775 m1min
  53. ↑Continue208 m0min
  54. ←Turn left405 m0min
  55. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

立田ふれあいの里愛知県
菰野三重県
あいの土山滋賀県
こんぜの里りっとう滋賀県
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

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

Distances from Nagoya

Toyohashi Toyohashi63 kmToyota Toyota25 kmOkazaki Okazaki35 kmKasugai Kasugai9 kmIchinomiya Ichinomiya16 kmAnjō Anjō29 kmKomaki Komaki11 kmKariya Kariya23 kmSeto Seto19 kmToyokawa Toyokawa61 kmHanda Handa33 kmNishio Nishio37 kmInazawa Inazawa14 kmKōnan Kōnan17 kmGamagōri Gamagōri49 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 Nagoya to Minamata?

About 913 km by road (686 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 56min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,560 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).