There are 5 ways to get from Kobe to Ube by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shin-Yamaguchitrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Higashishinkawatrain [32737] JR Ube / ...
3h 7mDrive 443.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Kobe to Ubecar 443.8 km
5h 39m¥7,664–11,071Night bus
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya BT to Hōfu-ekinightbus Karst
11h 27m¥9,000–12,000Fly from Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Higashishinkawatrain
5h 21mBus to Tokushima Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TKS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
6h 8m¥42,680–48,366
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Ube is to drive which costs ¥7500 - ¥12000 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Ube is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs ¥7500 - ¥12000.
No, there is no direct train from Kobe station to Ube. However, there are services departing from Shin-Kōbe Station and arriving at Higashishinkawa via Shin-Yamaguchi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 7m.
The distance between Kobe and Ube is 421 km. The road distance is 443.8 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Ube without a car is to train which takes 3h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Kobe to Ube, including transfers.
Kobe to Ube train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kōbe Station.
Kobe to Ube train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Yamaguchi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Ube is 444 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Kobe to Ube.
There are 31+ hotels available in Ube.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Ube, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Higashishinkawa via Shin-Yamaguchi in around 3h 7m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Sannomiya BT to Hōfu-eki once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,000–12,000 and the journey takes 9h 15m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–34,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
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
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya BT to Hōfu-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,860
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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