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Minamata → Tamana

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line83 km
By road103 km
Driving time1h 30min
Fuel cost¥1,530
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Tamana.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car103 km1h 30min
🚲 Bike103 km6h 51min
🚶 On foot95 km19h 50min

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 Tamana (Kumamoto) is 83 km in a straight line, or 103 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 30min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,530. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Tamana → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Tamana

  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. ↑Continue onto 熊本玉名線1, 1136.1 km6min
  26. ←Turn left onto 寺田岱明線347320 m0min
  27. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線4, 16583 m1min
  28. ←Turn left onto 玉名八女線4, 622 m0min
  29. →Turn right onto 玉名八女線4, 61.2 km1min
  30. ↑Continue onto 玉名立花線6577 m1min
  31. ←Turn left225 m0min
  32. →Turn right108 m0min
  33. ↖Turn slight left48 m0min
  34. 🏁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 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 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 km

Distances from Tamana

Uekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno12 kmArao Arao13 kmYamaga Yamaga13 kmKumamoto Kumamoto19 kmKōshi Kōshi20 kmKikuchi Kikuchi23 kmŌzu Ōzu29 kmUto Uto31 kmMatsubase Matsubase34 kmUki Uki37 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro44 kmAso Aso47 kmHonmachi Honmachi49 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa54 kmAmakusa Amakusa65 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Tamana?

About 103 km by road (83 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 30min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,530 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).