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Minamata → Arao

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line85 km
By road114 km
Driving time1h 41min
Fuel cost¥1,700
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Arao.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car114 km1h 41min
🚲 Bike114 km7h 37min
🚶 On foot98 km20h 19min

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 Minamata (Kumamoto) to Arao (Kumamoto) is 85 km in a straight line, or 114 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,700. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Arao → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Arao

  1. ↑Continue405 m0min
  2. →Turn right208 m0min
  3. ↑Continue onto 水俣田浦線56775 m1min
  4. ←Turn left onto 国道3号31.2 km1min
  5. ←Turn left904 m1min
  6. ↑Continue onto 南九州自動車道（芦北出水道路）E3A29.5 km22min
  7. ↰Keep left769 m1min
  8. ↑Continue onto 国道3号310.0 km9min
  9. ↑Continue onto 八代鏡宇土線1417.9 km16min
  10. ←Turn left448 m1min
  11. →Turn right onto 国道266号26693 m0min
  12. ←Turn left47 m0min
  13. ←Turn left6 m0min
  14. →Turn right160 m0min
  15. →Turn right409 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線141.4 km2min
  17. ↰Keep left onto 川尻宇土線2972.1 km3min
  18. →Turn right onto 川尻宇土線297154 m0min
  19. ←Turn left845 m2min
  20. ↰Keep left327 m0min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道57号57275 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  23. →Turn right onto 国道501号50116.0 km14min
  24. ↱Keep right onto 国道501号5014.9 km4min
  25. ←Turn left onto 国道501号50111.2 km10min
  26. →Turn right256 m0min
  27. ←Turn left onto 長洲玉名線1122.8 km3min
  28. →Turn right onto 荒尾長洲線46227 m0min
  29. ←Turn left214 m0min
  30. →Turn right118 m0min
  31. ←Turn left1.2 km1min
  32. ↱Keep right725 m1min
  33. ←Turn left500 m1min
  34. ←Turn left onto 国道208号2082.8 km2min
  35. →Turn right297 m1min
  36. ↱Turn sharp right36 m0min
  37. ↰Turn sharp left60 m0min
  38. ↱Keep right255 m1min
  39. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

みなまた熊本県
芦北でこぽん熊本県
たのうら熊本県
竜北熊本県
うき熊本県

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

Distances from Minamata

Kumamoto Kumamoto71 kmHonmachi Honmachi37 kmTamana Tamana83 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo35 kmUto Uto58 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi33 kmYamaga Yamaga93 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmŌzu Ōzu86 kmAso Aso102 kmKikuchi Kikuchi94 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 km

Distances from Arao

Tamana Tamana13 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno24 kmKumamoto Kumamoto30 kmKōshi Kōshi32 kmKikuchi Kikuchi35 kmUto Uto39 kmŌzu Ōzu41 kmMatsubase Matsubase42 kmUki Uki45 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro51 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa55 kmHonmachi Honmachi55 kmAso Aso59 kmAmakusa Amakusa63 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Arao?

About 114 km by road (85 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,700 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).