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Minamata → Hitoyoshi

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line33 km
By road48 km
Driving time41min
Fuel cost¥720
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Hitoyoshi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car48 km41min
🚲 Bike48 km3h 13min
🚶 On foot38 km7h 53min

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 Hitoyoshi (Kumamoto) is 33 km in a straight line, or 48 km by road. A car trip takes about 41min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥720. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Hitoyoshi → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Hitoyoshi

  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）E3A12.7 km10min
  7. ↰Keep left629 m1min
  8. ↑Continue122 m0min
  9. →Turn right onto 芦北球磨線2712.1 km11min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道219号21917.6 km15min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 国道445号445917 m1min
  12. ↰Turn sharp left687 m1min
  13. 🏁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
大野温泉熊本県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Minamata

Kumamoto Kumamoto71 kmHonmachi Honmachi37 kmTamana Tamana83 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo35 kmUto Uto58 kmYamaga Yamaga93 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmŌzu Ōzu86 kmAso Aso102 kmKikuchi Kikuchi94 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmArao Arao85 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 km

Distances from Hitoyoshi

Honmachi Honmachi35 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro39 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa45 kmUki Uki46 kmMatsubase Matsubase49 kmUto Uto53 kmAmakusa Amakusa59 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo61 kmKumamoto Kumamoto66 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi69 kmŌzu Ōzu75 kmKōshi Kōshi75 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno76 kmTamana Tamana83 kmKikuchi Kikuchi86 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Hitoyoshi?

About 48 km by road (33 km in a straight line).

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

About 41min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥720 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).