Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Ube.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 63 km | 1h 7min |
| 🚲 Bike | 63 km | 4h 13min |
| 🚶 On foot | 44 km | 9h 11min |
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 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) to Ube (Yamaguchi) is 38 km in a straight line, or 63 km by road. A car trip takes about 1h 7min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥940. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Ube
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↱Turn sharp right
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線51
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 国道3号3
- ↱Keep right onto 砂津長浜町1号線
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 国道3号3
- →Turn right onto 国道3号3
- ↰Keep left onto 国道2号2
- ↰Keep left onto 国道190号190
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 国道190号190
- →Turn right onto 宇部湾岸道路6
- ↱Keep right
- ↑Continue onto 宇部港線55
- ↑Continue onto 東海岸通り
- ←Turn left
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Distances from Kitakyushu
Fukuoka Fukuoka49 kmKurume Kurume67 kmŌmuta Ōmuta98 kmChikushino-shi Chikushino-shi50 kmŌnojō Ōnojō49 kmIizuka Iizuka28 kmYukuhashi Yukuhashi18 kmDazaifu Dazaifu48 kmMaebaru-chūō Maebaru-chūō68 kmKoga Koga38 kmNōgata Nōgata17 kmTagawa Tagawa25 kmNakama Nakama14 kmNishifukuma Nishifukuma36 kmAmagi Amagi52 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 Kitakyushu to Ube?
About 63 km by road (38 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Kitakyushu to Ube?
About 1h 7min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥940 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).