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Kikuchi → Minamata

Kumamoto → Kumamoto
Straight line94 km
By road104 km
Driving time1h 33min
Fuel cost¥1,550
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kikuchi and Minamata.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car104 km1h 33min
🚲 Bike104 km6h 57min
🚶 On foot108 km22h 27min

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 Kikuchi (Kumamoto) to Minamata (Kumamoto) is 94 km in a straight line, or 104 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 33min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥1,550. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Minamata → Kikuchi →

Driving directions · Kikuchi → Minamata

  1. ↑Continue129 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 国道387号38748 m0min
  3. →Turn right onto 国道387号387951 m1min
  4. ↑Continue onto 国道325号325, 387, 443406 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 国道387号38715.8 km16min
  6. ←Turn left106 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊鹿線372.6 km2min
  8. ↑Continue onto 熊本菊鹿線37441 m0min
  9. ←Turn left onto 清水バイパス3, 2089.7 km9min
  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
  15. ←Turn left160 m0min
  16. ←Turn left6 m0min
  17. →Turn right47 m0min
  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31.2 km1min
  28. →Turn right onto 水俣田浦線56775 m1min
  29. ↑Continue208 m0min
  30. ←Turn left405 m0min
  31. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

七城メロンドーム熊本県
泗水熊本県
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

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

Distances from Kikuchi

Kumamoto Kumamoto23 kmHonmachi Honmachi57 kmTamana Tamana23 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo84 kmUto Uto36 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi86 kmYamaga Yamaga12 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno15 kmŌzu Ōzu13 kmAso Aso25 kmMatsubase Matsubase40 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi115 kmAmakusa Amakusa83 kmArao Arao35 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro50 km

Distances from Minamata

Kamiamakusa Kamiamakusa30 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi33 kmAmakusa Amakusa33 kmHondomachi-hondo Hondomachi-hondo35 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi36 kmHonmachi Honmachi37 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro45 kmUki Uki51 kmMatsubase Matsubase54 kmUto Uto58 kmKumamoto Kumamoto71 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno81 kmTamana Tamana83 kmKōshi Kōshi83 kmArao Arao85 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kikuchi to Minamata?

About 104 km by road (94 km in a straight line).

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

About 1h 33min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥1,550 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).