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Kikuchi → Matsubase

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 Kikuchi and Matsubase.

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 Kikuchi (Kumamoto) to Matsubase (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: Matsubase → Kikuchi →

Driving directions · Kikuchi → Matsubase

  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143.7 km5min
  14. →Turn right738 m1min
  15. →Turn right183 m0min
  16. ←Turn left215 m0min
  17. 🏁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

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 kmMinamata Minamata94 kmAso Aso25 kmUshibukamachi Ushibukamachi115 kmAmakusa Amakusa83 kmArao Arao35 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro50 km

Distances from Matsubase

Uki Uki3 kmUto Uto4 kmYatsushiro Yatsushiro10 kmHonmachi Honmachi17 kmKumamoto Kumamoto18 kmUekimachi-mōno Uekimachi-mōno28 kmKōshi Kōshi29 kmKamiamakusa Kamiamakusa31 kmŌzu Ōzu32 kmTamana Tamana34 kmYamaga Yamaga41 kmArao Arao42 kmHitoyoshi Hitoyoshi49 kmAmakusa Amakusa49 kmAso Aso50 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Kikuchi to Matsubase?

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

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

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).