--- title: "Kami to Kumamoto – 3 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Kami to Kumamoto is 81 km. Fastest: drive in 1h 38m. Cheapest: drive from ¥2,237. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kami-to-kumamoto" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kami-to-kumamoto.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Kami to Kumamoto [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kami&to=Kumamoto) [Kumamoto to Kami](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kumamoto-to-kami) **Fastest:** 1h 38m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥2,237\ by car\ **Distance:** 81 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 2\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 81 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 15 min quicker than the train and ¥11,500 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 1h 38m¥2,237–2,677 Estimated 110 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kami&to=Kumamoto) - [**Train** 1h 55m¥13,755–21,060 Estimated next 2 from 08:00 · JR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kami&to=Kumamoto) - [**Taxi** 1h 38m¥31,827–42,827 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kami&to=Kumamoto) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:39 → 10:34 1h 55m · 1 change JR 555520¥13,755–21,060](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Kami&to=Kumamoto&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1pdkzm4) 2. [10:44 → 12:45 2h 1m · 1 change JR 8220490¥13,755–21,060](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Kami&to=Kumamoto&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t2biepj) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Kami to Kumamoto? The fastest way is by car: about 1h 38m door to door. The straight-line distance is 81 km. What is the cheapest way from Kami to Kumamoto? Driving is the cheapest, from ¥2,237. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Kami to Kumamoto? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 1h 55m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How far is Kumamoto from Kami by road? About 110 km, roughly 1h 38m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥2,237–2,677; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - JR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Kumamoto Designated city in Kyushu, Japan Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. [The Kumamoto guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kumamoto) Worth your time - Kumamoto Castle One of the most beautiful castles in Japan, and the third largest. - Suizenji Gardens It is a renowned Japanese traditional garden, considered one of the four best in Japan. - Honmyo-ji Temple It is one of the most famous temples in Kumamoto. - Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine This is the most famous shrine in the city. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Kumamoto Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/kumamoto) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kami-to-kumamoto, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt