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Minamata → Nagoya

Kumamoto → Aichi
Straight line686 km
By road918 km
Driving time10h 48min
Fuel cost¥13,640
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Nagoya.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car918 km10h 48min
🚲 Bike918 km61h 14min
🚶 On foot788 km164h 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 Nagoya (Aichi) is 686 km in a straight line, or 918 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥13,640. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Nagoya → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Nagoya

  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 right456.0 km5h 1min
  40. ↰Keep left onto 高槻JCT and take E1, E88, E9 toward 京都1.7 km2min
  41. ↰Keep left onto 名神高速道路 and drive toward 栗東, 名古屋, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口E16.7 km6min
  42. ↰Keep left and drive toward 長岡京, 宇治, 第二京阪, 大山崎出口469 m0min
  43. ↱Keep right and drive toward 宇治, 名古屋, 第二京阪23.5 km20min
  44. ↰Keep left554 m0min
  45. →Turn right91 m0min
  46. ←Turn left onto 千町石山寺辺線106448 m0min
  47. ↑Continue onto 国道1号11.1 km1min
  48. ←Turn left onto 国道1号1836 m1min
  49. ↰Keep left onto 大津能登川長浜線23.6 km3min
  50. →Turn right onto 草津田上インター線342757 m1min
  51. ↰Keep left43.3 km29min
  52. ↱Keep right onto 新名神高速道路E1A28.3 km18min
  53. ↰Keep left211 m0min
  54. ↱Keep right30.5 km18min
  55. ↰Keep left451 m0min
  56. ←Turn left onto 伏見通19, 222.1 km2min
  57. ↗Turn slight right onto 出来町通21518 m0min
  58. →Turn right onto 出来町通2151.0 km1min
  59. ↑Make a U-turn onto 出来町通215146 m0min
  60. 🏁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)

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Nagoya?

About 918 km by road (686 km in a straight line).

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

About 10h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥13,640 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).