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Minamata → Ōzu

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line86 km
By road99 km
Driving time1h 17min
Fuel cost¥1,470
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Ōzu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car99 km1h 17min
🚲 Bike99 km6h 35min
🚶 On foot99 km20h 36min

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 Ōzu (Kumamoto) is 86 km in a straight line, or 99 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 17min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,470. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Ōzu → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Ōzu

  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）E3A79.3 km58min
  7. ↰Keep left585 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right2.2 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 益城菊陽線2352.3 km2min
  10. →Turn right809 m1min
  11. ↑Continue521 m1min
  12. ←Turn left147 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 熊本空港線1032.3 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道443号443578 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道443号4432.1 km2min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道443号443496 m0min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道443号4431.9 km2min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道57号57, 325161 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto 大津バイパス57, 325228 m0min
  20. ←Turn left247 m0min
  21. →Turn right onto 大津植木線301.2 km1min
  22. ←Turn left99 m0min
  23. ↱Turn sharp right90 m0min
  24. 🏁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
大津熊本県

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 kmAso Aso102 kmKikuchi Kikuchi94 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmArao Arao85 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 km

Distances from Ōzu

Kōshi Kōshi9 kmKikuchi Kikuchi13 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno17 kmKumamoto Kumamoto19 kmAso Aso20 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmTamana Tamana29 kmUto Uto29 kmMatsubase Matsubase32 kmUki Uki35 kmArao Arao41 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro41 kmHonmachi Honmachi49 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa62 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi75 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Ōzu?

About 99 km by road (86 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 17min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,470 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).