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Matsubase → Kikuchi

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line40 km
By road42 km
Driving time43min
Fuel cost¥630
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Matsubase and Kikuchi.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car42 km43min
🚲 Bike42 km2h 49min
🚶 On foot46 km9h 29min

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 Matsubase (Kumamoto) to Kikuchi (Kumamoto) is 40 km in a straight line, or 42 km by road. A car trip takes about 43min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥630. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Kikuchi → Matsubase →

Driving directions · Matsubase → Kikuchi

  1. ↑Continue113 m0min
  2. ↱Keep right102 m0min
  3. →Turn right183 m0min
  4. ←Turn left738 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線143.7 km5min
  6. ↖Turn slight left onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  7. ←Turn left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 川尻宇土線297993 m1min
  9. ↑Continue onto 川尻宇土線29710.1 km9min
  10. →Turn right onto 熊本菊鹿線372.7 km2min
  11. ↑Continue106 m0min
  12. →Turn right onto 飛田バイパス38716.2 km16min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道387号387951 m1min
  14. ←Turn left onto 国道387号38748 m0min
  15. →Turn right129 m0min
  16. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

うき熊本県
泗水熊本県
七城メロンドーム熊本県

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

Distances from Matsubase

Kumamoto Kumamoto18 kmHonmachi Honmachi17 kmTamana Tamana34 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo51 kmUto Uto4 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi49 kmYamaga Yamaga41 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno28 kmŌzu Ōzu32 kmMinamata Minamata54 kmAso Aso50 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi79 kmAmakusa Amakusa49 kmArao Arao42 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro10 km

Distances from Kikuchi

Kōshi Kōshi11 kmYamaga Yamaga12 kmŌzu Ōzu13 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno15 kmKumamoto Kumamoto23 kmTamana Tamana23 kmAso Aso25 kmArao Arao35 kmUto Uto36 kmUki Uki43 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro50 kmHonmachi Honmachi57 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa68 kmAmakusa Amakusa83 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo84 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Matsubase to Kikuchi?

About 42 km by road (40 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Matsubase to Kikuchi?

About 43min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥630 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).