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Osaka → Ube

Ōsaka → Yamaguchi
Straight line399 km
By road477 km
Driving time5h 29min
Fuel cost¥7,090
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Osaka and Ube.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car477 km5h 29min
🚲 Bike477 km31h 49min
🚶 On foot459 km95h 35min

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 Osaka (Ōsaka) to Ube (Yamaguchi) is 399 km in a straight line, or 477 km by road. A car trip takes about 5h 29min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥7,090. The full driving directions are shown below. Summers are hot (warmest month around 28.2°C); spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for this drive.

⇄ Return route: Ube → Osaka →

Driving directions · Osaka → Ube

  1. ↑Continue onto 中之島通1.3 km2min
  2. →Turn right onto なにわ筋41650 m1min
  3. ←Turn left13 m0min
  4. ↱Keep right4.0 km4min
  5. ↰Keep left onto 11114.2 km4min
  6. ↑Continue onto 大阪池田線10111 m0min
  7. ↱Keep right4.0 km3min
  8. ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速11号池田線111.6 km1min
  9. ↱Keep right292 m0min
  10. ↱Keep right onto 中国自動車道20.0 km16min
  11. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2984 m1min
  12. ↰Keep left onto 神戸JCTE2401.1 km4h 24min
  13. ↰Keep left7.1 km6min
  14. ←Turn left onto 高井大道停車場線1871.5 km2min
  15. ←Turn left83 m0min
  16. ↗Turn slight right395 m0min
  17. →Turn right272 m0min
  18. ←Turn left onto 宇部防府線253.3 km3min
  19. →Turn right onto 大海秋穂二島線3384.3 km4min
  20. ↑Continue onto 宇部防府線258.0 km7min
  21. ←Turn left3.6 km2min
  22. ↰Keep left805 m1min
  23. ↑Continue onto 山陽自動車道宇部下関線E22.7 km2min
  24. ↰Keep left741 m1min
  25. ↰Keep left5.4 km5min
  26. ↰Keep left448 m0min
  27. →Turn right303 m0min
  28. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

神戸フルーツ・フラワーパーク 大沢兵庫県
淡河兵庫県
みき兵庫県
あいおい白龍城兵庫県
ソレーネ周南山口県
潮彩市場防府山口県
あいお山口県
きらら あじす山口県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Osaka

Sakai Sakai13 kmHirakata Hirakata19 kmToyonaka Toyonaka10 kmTakatsuki Takatsuki20 kmSuita Suita8 kmIbaraki Ibaraki15 kmYao Yao12 kmNeyagawa Neyagawa14 kmKishiwada Kishiwada28 kmIzumi Izumi24 kmMoriguchi Moriguchi7 kmTondabayashichō Tondabayashichō23 kmKadoma Kadoma8 kmMatsubara Matsubara15 kmDaitōchō Daitōchō11 km

Distances from Ube

Onoda Onoda9 kmSanyōonoda Sanyōonoda13 kmOgōri-shimogō Ogōri-shimogō22 kmMine Mine27 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki28 kmHōfu Hōfu31 kmYamaguchi Yamaguchi33 kmShimonoseki Shimonoseki34 kmNagato Nagato49 kmHagi Hagi53 kmTokuyama Tokuyama54 kmShūnan Shūnan55 kmKudamatsu Kudamatsu57 kmHikari Hikari65 kmYanai Yanai80 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Osaka to Ube?

About 477 km by road (399 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Osaka to Ube?

About 5h 29min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥7,090 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).