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Kumamoto → Minamisatsuma

Kumamoto → Kagoshima
Straight line162 km
By road196 km
Driving time3h 23min
Fuel cost¥2,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kumamoto and Minamisatsuma.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car196 km3h 23min
🚲 Bike196 km13h 3min
🚶 On foot186 km38h 48min

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 Kumamoto (Kumamoto) to Minamisatsuma (Kagoshima) is 162 km in a straight line, or 196 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 23min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,910. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamisatsuma → Kumamoto →

Driving directions · Kumamoto → Minamisatsuma

  1. Continue484 m1min
  2. Turn left onto 小島新町線237438 m0min
  3. Turn left onto 小島新町線237263 m0min
  4. Turn right271 m0min
  5. Turn left onto 熊本高森線28262 m0min
  6. Turn right1.4 km2min
  7. Continue11 m0min
  8. Turn left110 m0min
  9. Turn sharp right onto 国道3号3, 218, 2193.7 km3min
  10. Turn right onto 川尻宇土線2971.0 km1min
  11. Turn slight left onto 熊本嘉島線50, 2971.8 km2min
  12. Turn right onto 川尻バイパス3, 57, 218, 2194.5 km4min
  13. Turn slight left onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線143.9 km5min
  14. Turn right409 m0min
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  18. Turn right onto 国道266号26693 m0min
  19. Turn left448 m1min
  20. Turn right onto 県道14号八代鏡宇土線1417.9 km16min
  21. Continue onto 国道3号310.0 km9min
  22. Continue96 m0min
  23. Keep left8.7 km6min
  24. Keep left383 m0min
  25. Turn left22.1 km17min
  26. Turn slight left onto 国道268号2688 m0min
  27. Turn right onto 国道3号313.5 km13min
  28. Keep left1.9 km2min
  29. Turn left onto 国道3号339 m0min
  30. Keep left onto 国道447号4474.2 km4min
  31. Turn right onto 西出水停車場線369647 m1min
  32. Continue920 m1min
  33. Turn left onto 国道328号32818.6 km16min
  34. Turn right onto 川薩広域農道(川薩グリーンロード)4.9 km6min
  35. Turn left229 m0min
  36. Turn right onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線259 m1min
  37. Continue onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線1.0 km2min
  38. Turn slight right146 m0min
  39. Turn slight left56 m0min
  40. Turn right onto 広域基幹林道山田本俣線178 m0min
  41. Turn right onto 東郷山田宮之城線34431 m0min
  42. Turn left onto 東郷山田宮之城線344587 m1min
  43. Turn right onto 東郷山田宮之城線3445.7 km6min
  44. Turn right onto 東郷バイパス267923 m1min
  45. Turn left onto 市比野東郷線335506 m1min
  46. Turn right onto 山崎川内線3946.2 km7min
  47. Turn left473 m1min
  48. Turn right onto 川内停車場線332106 m0min
  49. Continue onto 川内郡山線36252 m0min
  50. Turn left onto 国道3号3309 m0min
  51. Continue onto 隅之城バイパス32.3 km2min
  52. Keep left1.7 km2min
  53. Turn right428 m1min
  54. Keep left183 m0min
  55. Turn slight left onto 南九州自動車道, 川内隈之城道路E3A13.2 km12min
  56. Keep left932 m1min
  57. Turn left onto 国道3号333 m0min
  58. Turn sharp left359 m1min
  59. Turn slight left1.0 km1min
  60. Turn right onto 戸崎湯之元停車場線3061.4 km1min
  61. Turn left onto 国道270号270364 m1min
  62. Turn right1.3 km2min
  63. Turn right onto 国道270号27014.1 km18min
  64. Turn right onto 中原花熟里線2.3 km3min
  65. Turn right619 m1min
  66. Turn left onto 日置南部広域農道7.8 km10min
  67. Keep left72 m0min
  68. Turn left31 m0min
  69. Turn right182 m0min
  70. Turn right onto 国道270号2704.0 km6min
  71. Turn right152 m0min
  72. Turn left30 m0min
  73. Turn right482 m1min
  74. Turn left279 m0min
  75. Keep right112 m0min
  76. Turn left479 m1min
  77. Keep left245 m0min
  78. Keep left370 m1min
  79. Turn right304 m1min
  80. Keep right857 m3min
  81. 🏁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
竜北熊本県
たのうら熊本県
芦北でこぽん熊本県
みなまた熊本県
きんぽう木花館鹿児島県

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

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kumamoto to Minamisatsuma?

About 196 km by road (162 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Kumamoto to Minamisatsuma?

About 3h 23min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).