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Minamata → Kitakyushu

Kumamoto → Fukuoka
Straight line186 km
By road235 km
Driving time3h 3min
Fuel cost¥3,490
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Kitakyushu.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car235 km3h 3min
🚲 Bike235 km15h 41min
🚶 On foot214 km44h 41min

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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is 186 km in a straight line, or 235 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 3min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,490. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kitakyushu → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Kitakyushu

  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3222.5 km2min
  24. ←Turn left onto 長行田町線633.7 km3min
  25. ↑Continue onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51559 m1min
  26. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51708 m1min
  27. ←Turn left387 m1min
  28. ↗Turn slight right81 m0min
  29. ↰Turn sharp left201 m1min
  30. ↰Keep left1.1 km3min
  31. ←Turn left85 m0min
  32. 🏁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 Kitakyushu

Nakama Nakama14 kmKanda Kanda14 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmMiyata Miyata24 kmMiyawaka Miyawaka24 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmTsuiki Tsuiki26 kmMunakata Munakata28 kmKawasaki Kawasaki28 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmShiida Shiida29 kmFukutsu Fukutsu34 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmKama Kama37 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Kitakyushu?

About 235 km by road (186 km in a straight line).

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

About 3h 3min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,490 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).