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Minamata → Osaka

Kumamoto → Ōsaka
Straight line547 km
By road767 km
Driving time9h 8min
Fuel cost¥11,390
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Osaka.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car767 km9h 8min
🚲 Bike767 km51h 6min
🚶 On foot629 km131h 6min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) is 547 km in a straight line, or 767 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 8min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,390. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Osaka → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Osaka

  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）E3A150.4 km1h 46min
  7. ↰Keep left598 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right9.2 km8min
  9. →Turn right onto 国道322号322131 m0min
  10. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3224.0 km3min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3222.0 km2min
  12. ←Turn left onto 甘木大刀洗バイパス3222.3 km2min
  13. ↰Turn sharp left onto 駅前通り322, 500117 m0min
  14. →Turn right onto 西大通り322, 50022.8 km20min
  15. ←Turn left onto 国道322号322122 m0min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道322号3221.3 km1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3222.9 km3min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 田川バイパス3226.3 km5min
  19. ←Turn left onto 八女香春線524.1 km4min
  20. →Turn right onto 国道322号3227.9 km7min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道322号3221.6 km1min
  22. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号3226.4 km6min
  23. ↰Keep left onto 国道322号322894 m1min
  24. ↰Keep left562 m0min
  25. ↰Keep left29.2 km20min
  26. ↰Keep left628 m1min
  27. ↱Keep right6.2 km5min
  28. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  29. ↱Keep right onto 国道2号2, 931.6 km27min
  30. ↰Keep left onto 22342 m0min
  31. ↑Continue onto 国道2号2144 m0min
  32. ↱Keep right onto 221.6 km2min
  33. ↰Keep left onto 221.8 km2min
  34. ↰Keep left onto 2, 92, 9398 m0min
  35. ↱Keep right217 m0min
  36. ↱Keep right2.5 km2min
  37. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号22.7 km2min
  38. ↰Keep left1.1 km1min
  39. ↱Keep right412.5 km4h 31min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 山陽自動車道E2355 m0min
  41. ↱Keep right onto 神戸JCTE221.2 km17min
  42. ↰Keep left and drive toward 池田, 豊中, 大阪空港518 m0min
  43. ↰Keep left368 m0min
  44. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10175 m0min
  45. ↱Keep right onto 大阪池田線10633 m1min
  46. ↱Keep right onto 11114.4 km3min
  47. ↰Keep left onto 1111324 m0min
  48. ↰Keep left onto 大阪池田線10939 m1min
  49. ←Turn left onto 名神栄町線47 m0min
  50. ↱Keep right onto 名神栄町線153 m0min
  51. →Turn right onto 名神栄町線233 m0min
  52. →Turn right onto 阪急西側南線582 m1min
  53. ←Turn left onto 庄本牛立線152722 m1min
  54. →Turn right onto 国道176号1765.3 km6min
  55. ←Turn left onto 国道176号176747 m1min
  56. ↖Turn slight left onto 御堂筋25, 26, 165442 m1min
  57. ←Turn left onto 中之島通104 m0min
  58. 🏁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
きくすい熊本県
おおむた福岡県

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 Osaka

Moriguchi Moriguchi7 kmSuita Suita8 kmHigashi-ōsaka Higashi-ōsaka8 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 kmYao Yao12 kmSettsu Settsu13 kmSakai Sakai13 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmMino Mino15 kmIkeda Ikeda16 kmKashihara Kashihara16 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Osaka?

About 767 km by road (547 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 8min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,390 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).