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Minamata → Yatsushiro

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line45 km
By road51 km
Driving time42min
Fuel cost¥760
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Yatsushiro.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car51 km42min
🚲 Bike51 km3h 25min
🚶 On foot51 km10h 42min

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 Yatsushiro (Kumamoto) is 45 km in a straight line, or 51 km by road. A car trip takes about 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥760. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yatsushiro → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Yatsushiro

  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147.2 km7min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right481 m1min
  11. ←Turn left40 m0min
  12. 🏁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

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 kmArao Arao85 km

Distances from Yatsushiro

Uki Uki7 kmHonmachi Honmachi8 kmMatsubase Matsubase10 kmUto Uto14 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa25 kmKumamoto Kumamoto28 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno38 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi39 kmKōshi Kōshi39 kmŌzu Ōzu41 kmTamana Tamana44 kmAmakusa Amakusa45 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo47 kmKikuchi Kikuchi50 kmArao Arao51 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Yatsushiro?

About 51 km by road (45 km in a straight line).

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

About 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥760 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).