There are 4 ways to get from Chongqing to Kyoto by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)CKG - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
7h 30m¥18,103–53,456Drive, 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 Kyoto
2d 17h¥53,251–73,185Fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)CKG - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
12h 48m¥21,203–76,556Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)CKG - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
9h 59m¥23,153–77,456
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chongqing to Kyoto is to fly and train which costs ¥18000 - ¥55000 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Chongqing to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 7h 30m and costs ¥18000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Chongqing and Kyoto is 2857 km.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Chongqing to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 1h ahead of Chongqing. It is currently 3:03 PM in Chongqing and 4:03 PM in Kyoto.
There are 3130+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Chongqing, China and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Chongqing to Kyoto. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport, walk to Chongqing-Airport-CKG airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chongqing to Kyoto via Shanghai and Osaka International Ferry Terminal in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–50,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kansai International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–70,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–90,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Yangzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–60,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–70,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–85,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–50,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Nantong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–48,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–70,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–75,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- 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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