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Kumamoto → Aso

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line39 km
By road44 km
Driving time42min
Fuel cost¥650
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kumamoto and Aso.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car44 km42min
🚲 Bike44 km2h 55min
🚶 On foot45 km9h 22min

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 Aso (Kumamoto) is 39 km in a straight line, or 44 km by road. A car trip takes about 42min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥650. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Aso → Kumamoto →

Driving directions · Kumamoto → Aso

  1. ↑Continue41 m0min
  2. →Turn right230 m0min
  3. ←Turn left103 m0min
  4. →Turn right85 m0min
  5. ←Turn left507 m1min
  6. →Turn right545 m1min
  7. →Turn right onto 熊本玉名線11.2 km1min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道3号3, 208475 m0min
  9. →Turn right6.0 km6min
  10. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊陽線337592 m1min
  11. ↑Continue onto 託麻北部線231, 3371.1 km1min
  12. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊陽線3377.2 km7min
  13. ↑Continue4.1 km4min
  14. ←Turn left onto 大津バイパス57, 325447 m1min
  15. ←Turn left onto 北外輪山大津線339912 m1min
  16. ↑Continue onto 北側復旧道路5711.9 km7min
  17. ←Turn left onto 国道57号575.8 km8min
  18. ↰Keep left1.4 km2min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道57号57843 m1min
  20. ←Turn left138 m0min
  21. ↖Turn slight left11 m0min
  22. ↱Keep right13 m0min
  23. ↰Turn sharp left5 m0min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

大津熊本県
阿蘇熊本県

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

Distances from Kumamoto

Honmachi Honmachi35 kmTamana Tamana19 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo62 kmUto Uto14 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi66 kmYamaga Yamaga23 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno10 kmŌzu Ōzu19 kmMinamata Minamata71 kmKikuchi Kikuchi23 kmMatsubase Matsubase18 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi92 kmAmakusa Amakusa61 kmArao Arao30 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro28 km

Distances from Aso

Ōzu Ōzu20 kmKikuchi Kikuchi25 kmKōshi Kōshi29 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno37 kmYamaga Yamaga38 kmTamana Tamana47 kmUto Uto48 kmMatsubase Matsubase50 kmUki Uki53 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro58 kmArao Arao59 kmHonmachi Honmachi66 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa81 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 kmAmakusa Amakusa99 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kumamoto to Aso?

About 44 km by road (39 km in a straight line).

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

About 42min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥650 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).