Ube: 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.
Ube is a city of 173,733 people in Japan (Yamaguchi), 6 m (20 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Tsumazaki Station.
Key facts
Daylight in Ube runs from about 9 h 56 min a day in late December to 14 h 28 min in late June (computed for 33.94° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Ube is served by 6 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Fukuoka Airport (FUK, 84 km), Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ, 3 km), Oita Airport (OIT, 68 km), Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK, 95 km), Iwami Airport (IWJ, 95 km).
Flights to Ube: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Tsumazaki Station, Nagato-Nagasawa Station, Iwahana Station, Higashi-Shinkawa Station, Tokiwa Station, Maruo Station. Trains to Ube
Buses to Ube · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Busan, 241 km (South Korea)
- Osaka, 399 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Daegu, 324 km (South Korea)
- Fukuoka, 86 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kobe, 371 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Hiroshima, 121 km — trains · tours
- Ulsan, 250 km (South Korea)
- Changwon, 275 km (South Korea)
- Kitakyushu, 38 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sakai, 394 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Weihai, Castellón de la Plana, Newcastle.
Common questions
Which airport serves Ube?
Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, plus 5 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Ube?
About 173,733 people live in Ube, across 287 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ube in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Ube?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Ube?
Busan (241 km), Osaka (399 km), Daegu (324 km), Fukuoka (86 km), Kobe (371 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.