Beppu: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Beppu is a city of 122,643 people in Japan (Oita), 22 m (72 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 76 km (47 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Beppu Station. It is a port city: Port of Beppu.
Key facts
Daylight in Beppu runs from about 10 h a day in late December to 14 h 24 min in late June (computed for 33.28° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Beppu is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 76 km (47 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Kumamoto Airport (KMJ, 77 km), Oita Airport (OIT, 31 km), Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ, 75 km).
Flights to Beppu: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Beppu Station, Beppu Daigaku Station, Kamegawa Station, Higashi-Beppu Station. Trains to Beppu
Buses to Beppu · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Busan, 304 km (South Korea)
- Daegu, 392 km (South Korea)
- Fukuoka, 106 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Kobe, 374 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Hiroshima, 153 km — ferries · tours
- Ulsan, 321 km (South Korea)
- Changwon, 338 km (South Korea)
- Kitakyushu, 87 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Sakai, 394 km
- Kumamoto, 92 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Rotorua, Jeju, Beaumont, Bath.
Common questions
Which airport serves Beppu?
Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 76 km (47 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Beppu?
About 122,643 people live in Beppu, across 125 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Beppu in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Beppu?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Beppu?
Busan (304 km), Daegu (392 km), Fukuoka (106 km), Kobe (374 km), Hiroshima (153 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.