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Minamata → Aso

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line102 km
By road121 km
Driving time1h 37min
Fuel cost¥1,800
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Minamata and Aso.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car121 km1h 37min
🚲 Bike121 km8h 5min
🚶 On foot118 km24h 31min

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 Aso (Kumamoto) is 102 km in a straight line, or 121 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 37min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,800. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Aso → Minamata →

Driving directions · Minamata → Aso

  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）E3A79.3 km58min
  7. ↰Keep left585 m1min
  8. ↱Keep right2.2 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 益城菊陽線2352.3 km2min
  10. →Turn right809 m1min
  11. ↑Continue521 m1min
  12. ←Turn left147 m0min
  13. →Turn right onto 熊本空港線1032.3 km2min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道443号443578 m0min
  15. →Turn right onto 国道443号4432.1 km2min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道443号443496 m0min
  17. ↑Continue onto 矢護川大津線202, 2071.8 km2min
  18. ↑Continue onto 瀬田竜田線2071.7 km2min
  19. ←Turn left onto 山西大津線2252.8 km3min
  20. ↑Continue onto 北側復旧道路5711.9 km7min
  21. ←Turn left onto 国道57号575.8 km8min
  22. ↰Keep left1.4 km2min
  23. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道57号57843 m1min
  24. ←Turn left138 m0min
  25. ↖Turn slight left11 m0min
  26. ↱Keep right13 m0min
  27. ↰Turn sharp left5 m0min
  28. 🏁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
大津熊本県
阿蘇熊本県

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

Distances from Minamata

Kumamoto Kumamoto71 kmHonmachi Honmachi37 kmTamana Tamana83 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo35 kmUto Uto58 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi33 kmYamaga Yamaga93 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmŌzu Ōzu86 kmKikuchi Kikuchi94 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmArao Arao85 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 km

Distances from Aso

Ōzu Ōzu20 kmKikuchi Kikuchi25 kmKōshi Kōshi29 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno37 kmYamaga Yamaga38 kmKumamoto Kumamoto39 kmTamana Tamana47 kmUto Uto48 kmMatsubase Matsubase50 kmUki Uki53 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro58 kmArao Arao59 kmHonmachi Honmachi66 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa81 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Minamata to Aso?

About 121 km by road (102 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 37min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,800 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).