Car hire and driving in Ube
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Japan traffic drives on the left. Picking up at KKJ means 23 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11185210 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.
Drives from Ube
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ube to Shimonoseki | Japan | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Ube to Hōfu | Japan | 31 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Ube to Yamaguchi | Japan | 33 km (21 mi) | about 30 min |
| Ube to Kitakyushu | Japan | 38 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Ube to Tokuyama | Japan | 53 km (33 mi) | about 49 min |
| Ube to Shūnan | Japan | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Ube to Iizuka | Japan | 62 km (39 mi) | about 57 min |
| Ube to Beppu | Japan | 77 km (48 mi) | about 1 h 11 min |
| Ube to Chikushino-shi | Japan | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Ube to Ōnojō | Japan | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Ube to Ōita | Japan | 85 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 18 min |
| Ube to Fukuoka | Japan | 86 km (53 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Ube to Tokyo | Japan | 794 km (494 mi) | about 12 h 7 min |
| Ube to Yokohama | Japan | 785 km (488 mi) | about 11 h 59 min |
| Ube to Osaka | Japan | 399 km (248 mi) | about 6 h 5 min |
| Ube to Nagoya | Japan | 536 km (333 mi) | about 8 h 10 min |
| Ube to Sapporo | Japan | 1,340 km (833 mi) | about 20 h 26 min |
| Ube to Kawasaki | Japan | 793 km (493 mi) | about 12 h 6 min |
| Ube to Kobe | Japan | 371 km (230 mi) | about 5 h 39 min |
| Ube to Kyoto | Japan | 430 km (267 mi) | about 6 h 33 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Ube?
The left, as everywhere in Japan.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.