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Minamata → Kawasaki

Kumamoto → Kanagawa
Straight line934 km
By road1,236 km
Driving time14h 12min
Fuel cost¥18,370
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Kawasaki.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car1,236 km14h 12min
🚲 Bike1,236 km82h 26min
🚶 On foot1,074 km223h 50min

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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa) is 934 km in a straight line, or 1,236 km by road. A car trip takes about 14h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥18,370. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Kawasaki → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Kawasaki

  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E1A283.3 km2h 49min
  53. ↰Keep left onto 新東名高速道路 and take E1 toward 御殿場, 東京E1A76.0 km51min
  54. ↰Keep left318 m0min
  55. ↱Keep right15.1 km16min
  56. ↰Keep left3.1 km3min
  57. ↱Keep right onto 首都高速神奈川1号横羽線K11.8 km2min
  58. ←Turn left onto 鋼管通り650 m1min
  59. →Turn right226 m0min
  60. ←Turn left46 m0min
  61. →Turn right75 m0min
  62. ←Turn left onto 新川通り10156 m0min
  63. ↱Turn sharp right onto 水門通り35 m0min
  64. ←Turn left143 m0min
  65. →Turn right26 m0min
  66. 🏁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 Kawasaki

Yokohama Yokohama11 kmYamato Yamato25 kmMinamirinkan Minamirinkan25 kmYokosuka Yokosuka27 kmKamakura Kamakura28 kmAyase Ayase28 kmZushi Zushi28 kmFujisawa Fujisawa29 kmZama Zama30 kmHayama Hayama30 kmEbina Ebina31 kmAtsugi Atsugi33 kmChigasaki Chigasaki35 kmIsehara Isehara39 kmHiratsuka Hiratsuka41 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Kawasaki?

About 1,236 km by road (934 km in a straight line).

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

About 14h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥18,370 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).