There are 8 ways to get from China to Kobe by subway, plane, train, car ferry, or car
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Line 1 subway to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Take the subway from Datieguan to Xiaoshan International Airport
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)HGH - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
6h 29m¥14,345–41,102Fly Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)WUX - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
6h 58m¥13,778–42,123Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Shanghai SouthChongqing North
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
2d 15h¥30,670–52,846Fly Tianjin Binhai to Kansai International Airport, train
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)TSN - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
6h 17m¥18,345–56,102Train 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¥20,288–112,638Fly Tianjin Binhai to Kobe
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kobe (UKB)TSN - UKB
8h 38m¥19,255–75,452Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)PEK - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
7h 51m¥36,783–74,951Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chongqing to Shanghai
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
2d 16h¥52,367–71,752
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 train which costs ¥13000 - ¥43000 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from China to Kobe is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs ¥18000 - ¥60000.
The distance between China and Kobe is 1588 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 ¥30000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from China to Kobe, including transfers.
There are 287+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between China and Kobe, Japan?
Air China, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Kobe (UKB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–34,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–40,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–49,000
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
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–65,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–65,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–90,000
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
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–24,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kobe via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–75,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
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
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–34,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–34,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–55,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–49,000
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–90,000
- Phone
- +86 0571-96600
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Datieguan to Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥45–210
- Schedules at
- hzmetro.com
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Train from Chongqing North to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥19,000–27,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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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