There are 7 ways to get from China to Kobe by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane HGH - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
7h¥30,947–57,413Fly Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane WUX - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
7h 25m¥17,401–46,531Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Shanghai Southtrain Chongqing North
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 15h¥31,786–53,963Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane PEK - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
7h 15m¥30,526–62,995Fly Tianjin Binhai to Kobe
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kobe (UKB)plane TSN - UKB
8h 8m¥36,257–120,463Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Kobe (UKB)plane PEK - UKB
8h 34m¥47,836–121,045Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chongqing to Shanghaicar
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 16h¥52,941–72,582
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from China to Kobe is to fly and bus which costs ¥17000 - ¥47000 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from China to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 7h and costs ¥30000 - ¥60000.
The distance between China and Kobe is 1572 km.
The best way to get from China to Kobe without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 15h and costs ¥31000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 7h to get from China to Kobe, including transfers.
There are 326+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between China and Kobe, Japan?
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kobe (UKB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–95,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–95,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–120,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–120,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–220,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–55,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–43,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–220,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–360,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–170,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–43,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–75,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–130,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kobe via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–160,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–55,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–55,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–220,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–43,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–41,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–50,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–140,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–100,000
Train from Chongqing North to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥20,000–28,000
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- 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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