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Kumamoto → Amakusa

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line61 km
By road82 km
Driving time1h 12min
Fuel cost¥1,220
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kumamoto and Amakusa.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car82 km1h 12min
🚲 Bike82 km5h 28min
🚶 On foot70 km14h 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 Kumamoto (Kumamoto) to Amakusa (Kumamoto) is 61 km in a straight line, or 82 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 12min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,220. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Amakusa → Kumamoto →

Driving directions · Kumamoto → Amakusa

  1. ↑Continue484 m1min
  2. →Turn right onto 小島新町線2372.0 km2min
  3. ←Turn left1.0 km1min
  4. ↑Continue onto 熊本高森線28828 m1min
  5. ↑Continue onto 並建熊本線227932 m1min
  6. →Turn right onto 並建熊本線2273.2 km3min
  7. →Turn right onto 畠口川尻停車場線229341 m0min
  8. ←Turn left onto 国道501号5012.5 km2min
  9. ←Turn left onto 国道501号5013.5 km3min
  10. ↱Turn sharp right1.6 km2min
  11. ←Turn left401 m1min
  12. ↑Continue215 m0min
  13. ←Turn left782 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道57号5722.6 km19min
  15. ←Turn left onto 熊本天草幹線道路（三角大矢野道路）3.8 km2min
  16. →Turn right onto 国道266号266, 32411.1 km9min
  17. ↱Keep right onto 熊本天草幹線道路（松島有料道路）13.4 km10min
  18. ←Turn left onto 国道324号32411.4 km10min
  19. ←Turn left onto 熊本天草幹線道路（本渡道路）324393 m1min
  20. ↑Continue onto 天草未来大橋3241.5 km2min
  21. ←Turn left167 m0min
  22. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

宇土マリーナ熊本県
上天草さんぱーる熊本県
有明熊本県

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 kmAso Aso39 kmKikuchi Kikuchi23 kmMatsubase Matsubase18 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi92 kmArao Arao30 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro28 km

Distances from Amakusa

Hondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo2 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa19 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi33 kmMinamata Minamata33 kmHonmachi Honmachi39 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 kmUki Uki48 kmMatsubase Matsubase49 kmUto Uto51 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi59 kmArao Arao63 kmTamana Tamana65 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno68 kmKōshi Kōshi73 kmYamaga Yamaga78 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kumamoto to Amakusa?

About 82 km by road (61 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 12min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,220 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).