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Kitakyushu → Ube

Fukuoka → Yamaguchi
Straight line38 km
By road63 km
Driving time1h 7min
Fuel cost¥940
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Kitakyushu and Ube.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car63 km1h 7min
🚲 Bike63 km4h 13min
🚶 On foot44 km9h 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.

⇄ Return route: Ube → Kitakyushu →

Driving directions · Kitakyushu → Ube

  1. ↑Continue85 m0min
  2. →Turn right1.3 km4min
  3. ↱Turn sharp right81 m0min
  4. ↖Turn slight left387 m1min
  5. ←Turn left onto 曽根鞘ヶ谷線5151 m0min
  6. →Turn right193 m0min
  7. ←Turn left25 m0min
  8. →Turn right526 m1min
  9. ←Turn left943 m1min
  10. →Turn right onto 国道3号32.6 km2min
  11. ↱Keep right onto 砂津長浜町１号線9.8 km13min
  12. ↱Keep right461 m1min
  13. ↑Continue onto 国道3号3776 m1min
  14. →Turn right onto 国道3号310.5 km12min
  15. ↰Keep left onto 国道2号210.9 km9min
  16. ↰Keep left onto 国道190号1903.4 km3min
  17. →Turn right199 m0min
  18. →Turn right onto 国道190号19013.6 km12min
  19. →Turn right onto 宇部湾岸道路66.1 km4min
  20. ↱Keep right594 m1min
  21. ↑Continue onto 宇部港線5545 m0min
  22. ↑Continue onto 東海岸通り713 m1min
  23. ←Turn left57 m0min
  24. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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).