There are 11 ways to get from Aomori to Shanghai by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or night bus
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Fly Aomori to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
best- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)AOJ - SHA
9h 25m¥934–3,534Fly Aomori to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)AOJ - PVG
9h 31m¥924–3,384Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
2d 6h¥2,167–2,972Train to Misawa, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the train from Aomori to Misawa
- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)MSJ - SHA
10h 33m¥1,168–4,119Train to Misawa, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aomori to Misawa
- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)MSJ - PVG
11h 9m¥1,158–3,969Train to Odate–Noshiro Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Aomori to Takanosu(Jr)
- Fly from Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ONJ - PVG
12h 4m¥1,492–5,285Train, car ferry via Kobe
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
2d 7h¥2,232–3,079Train, car ferry via Himeji
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Himeji
- Take the train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
2d 7h¥2,302–3,209Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aomori to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
2d 12h¥1,678–2,325Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
2d 19h¥1,398–2,455Bus, night bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Aomori Station to Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
2d 20h¥1,335–2,093
Aomori (AOJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aomori to Shanghai is to bus and night bus and car ferry which costs ¥1300 - ¥2100 and takes 2 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Aomori to Shanghai is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs ¥900 - ¥3600.
The distance between Aomori and Shanghai is 2057 km.
The best way to get from Aomori to Shanghai without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 6h and costs ¥2100 - ¥3000.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Aomori to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Aomori. It is currently 3:31 PM in Aomori and 2:31 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Aomori, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Japan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,900
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–6,000
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,400
Flights from Misawa to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,300
Flights from Misawa to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–6,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Misawa to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,200
Flights from Misawa to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,300
Flights from Odate–Noshiro Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Aomori to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,300
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–950
- 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
- ¥700–950
- Reserved seat
- ¥750–950
- Green seat
- ¥1,000–1,400
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- 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
- ¥550–750
- Reserved seat
- ¥600–800
- Green seat
- ¥800–1,100
Train from Tōkyō Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- 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
- ¥600–850
- Reserved seat
- ¥700–900
- Green seat
- ¥900–1,200
- Phone
- 017-752-0330
- Website
- aoimorirailway.com
Train from Aomori to Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥75–110
- Schedules at
- aoimorirailway.com
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Aomori to Takanosu(Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–200
- 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
- ¥170–190
- Reserved Seat
- ¥140–200
- Green Seat
- ¥190–260
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–150
- 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
- ¥130–150
- Reserved Seat
- ¥95–140
- Green Seat
- ¥120–170
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥290–500
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥190–750
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥190–500
- Standard
- ¥190–390
- Comodo
- ¥310–550
- ReBorn
- ¥330–750
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Aomori Station to Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–290
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥240–600
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥240–600
- 3 seats per row
- ¥330–550
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥906–1,132
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥906
- 1st Class
- ¥1,132
- Special Class
- ¥1,811
- VIP
- ¥4,526
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥906–1,132
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥906
- 1st Class
- ¥1,132
- Special Class
- ¥1,811
- VIP
- ¥4,526
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