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Minamata → Kyoto

Kumamoto → Kyoto
Straight line585 km
By road797 km
Driving time9h 28min
Fuel cost¥11,850
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Kyoto.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car797 km9h 28min
🚲 Bike797 km53h 9min
🚶 On foot673 km140h 11min

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 Kyoto (Kyoto) is 585 km in a straight line, or 797 km by road. A car trip takes about 9h 28min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥11,850. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kyoto → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Kyoto

  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 right onto 名神高速道路E114.4 km12min
  42. ↰Keep left and drive toward 京都方面出口3.1 km3min
  43. →Turn right onto 九条通り1280 m0min
  44. ←Turn left onto 大宮通1141.5 km2min
  45. →Turn right onto 花屋町通2.4 km3min
  46. ↑Continue onto 堀川通37928 m1min
  47. →Turn right onto 下立売通156 m0min
  48. ←Turn left onto 油小路通139 m0min
  49. ↱Turn sharp right onto 出水通り34 m0min
  50. 🏁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 Kyoto

Kamigyō-ku Kamigyō-ku1 kmArashiyama Arashiyama7 kmMukō Mukō8 kmNagaoka Nagaoka12 kmUji Uji15 kmKameoka Kameoka16 kmYawata Yawata17 kmJōyō Jōyō20 kmTanabe Tanabe22 kmKyōtanabe Kyōtanabe24 kmNantan Nantan26 kmKizugawa Kizugawa33 kmAyabe Ayabe55 kmMaizuru Maizuru61 kmFukuchiyama Fukuchiyama66 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Kyoto?

About 797 km by road (585 km in a straight line).

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

About 9h 28min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥11,850 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).