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Minamata → Yamaga

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line93 km
By road107 km
Driving time1h 36min
Fuel cost¥1,590
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Yamaga.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car107 km1h 36min
🚲 Bike107 km7h 7min
🚶 On foot107 km22h 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 Minamata (Kumamoto) to Yamaga (Kumamoto) is 93 km in a straight line, or 107 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 36min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,590. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yamaga → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Yamaga

  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143.9 km5min
  17. ↖Turn slight left onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  18. ←Turn left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  19. ↱Keep right onto 川尻宇土線297993 m1min
  20. ↑Continue onto 川尻宇土線2975.2 km5min
  21. ↰Keep left309 m0min
  22. ←Turn left348 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 熊本高森線28414 m0min
  24. ←Turn left onto 四方寄熊本線3036.1 km6min
  25. ←Turn left onto 四方寄熊本線303125 m0min
  26. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3, 2083.9 km5min
  27. ↱Keep right1.1 km1min
  28. ↑Continue onto 大津植木線30774 m1min
  29. ↗Turn slight right onto 国道3号313.8 km12min
  30. →Turn right65 m0min
  31. ←Turn left305 m0min
  32. →Turn right onto 国道325号325, 443110 m0min
  33. ←Turn left211 m0min
  34. →Turn right48 m0min
  35. 🏁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
すいかの里 植木熊本県

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 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmŌzu Ōzu86 kmAso Aso102 kmKikuchi Kikuchi94 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmArao Arao85 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 km

Distances from Yamaga

Kikuchi Kikuchi12 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno13 kmTamana Tamana13 kmKōshi Kōshi16 kmŌzu Ōzu23 kmArao Arao23 kmKumamoto Kumamoto23 kmUto Uto37 kmAso Aso38 kmMatsubase Matsubase41 kmUki Uki44 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro51 kmHonmachi Honmachi58 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa65 kmAmakusa Amakusa78 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Yamaga?

About 107 km by road (93 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 36min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,590 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).