There are 9 ways to get from China to Japan by train, plane, car, or car ferry
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Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
best- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PVG - FUK
5h 38m¥14,308–49,648Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chongqing to Shanghai
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyo
2d 21h¥60,867–84,752Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)HKG - FUK
5h 49m¥16,326–36,951Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)PEK - HND
6h 34m¥27,223–56,471Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)SHA - HND
6h 19m¥27,483–72,573Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)PKX - HND
6h 39m¥23,484–45,739Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)PEK - NGO
6h 46m¥31,453–66,641Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kobe (UKB)PVG - UKB
6h 29m¥20,288–112,638Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)PVG - NGO
7h 1m¥17,898–45,378
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Japan is to fly which costs ¥16000 - ¥37000 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from China to Japan is to train and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs ¥14000 - ¥50000.
The distance between China and Japan is 988 km.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from China to Japan, including transfers.
There are 10747+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between China and Japan?
HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) every 3 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–40,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–46,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–70,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–110,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–75,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–32,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–100,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–75,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–35,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–39,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–31,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–90,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–39,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–31,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–90,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–60,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–40,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–130,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–32,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–24,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–38,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–80,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–100,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–29,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–37,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–30,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–39,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–140,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–60,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–47,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥900–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,000–2,900
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–950
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,300–1,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,700
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥785
- Schedules at
- bdia.com.cn
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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