There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Ube by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Higashishinkawa
4h 24mCar ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to ShimonosekiSeounghee
- Take the bus from Shimonoseki Station to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
13h 23m¥12,086–15,271Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
10h 17m¥20,485–25,409Ferry, taxi
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Take the taxi from Shimonoseki to Ube
11h 25m¥22,000–28,500
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Ube is to car ferry and bus which costs ¥12000 - ¥16000 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ube is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 10h 17m and costs ¥20000 - ¥26000.
The distance between Busan and Ube is 379 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Ube without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 10h 17m and costs ¥20000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Busan to Ube, including transfers.
There are 31+ hotels available in Ube.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ube, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Ube. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata, take the train to Shin-Yamaguchi, then take the train to Higashishinkawa. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Higashishinkawa via Hitakatsu, Hitakatsu, Fukuoka, Hakata, Hakata, and Shin-Yamaguchi in around 10h 17m.
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- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–23,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,100–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Higashishinkawa
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 083-232-7775
- Website
- sandenkotsu.co.jp
Bus from Shimonoseki Station to Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000
- Schedules at
- yamaguchiube-airport.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,556–11,679
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,679
- Weekday
- ¥9,556
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,556
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,500
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥9,000
- First Class
- ¥12,500
- Deluxe
- ¥18,000
- Suite
- ¥28,000
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,087–13,272
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥26,649
- Deluxe
- ¥18,580
- First class
- ¥13,272
- Second class
- ¥10,087
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–16,000
Meiko Taxi
- Phone
- +81 93-631-3737
- Website
- k-mkg.jp
Kitakyu Nishitetsu Taxi
- Phone
- +81 93-652-3402
- Website
- k-nishitaku.co.jp
Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo
- Phone
- +81 93-521-3216
- Website
- kitakyushu.0152.jp
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