There are 5 ways to get from Kobe to Ube by train, 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¥7,680–11,094Fly 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 16mTrain via Shin-Kobe Station
- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Shin-Yamaguchitrain Sakura
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Higashishinkawatrain [32737] JR Ube / ...
3h 25mBus 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
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 JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin-Kōbe Station.
Kobe to Ube train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), 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 17+ 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.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Higashishinkawa
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Shin-Kobe Station to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- 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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