There are 5 ways to get from Guilin to Kobe by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane KWL - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
7h 50m¥26,762–52,401Train, car ferry via Hengyang
cheapest- Take the train from Guilin North to Hengyangtrain
- Take the train from Hengyang to Shanghai Southtrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 21h¥25,118–36,065Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Guilin North to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain Nanning East
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 10h¥36,404–42,673Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Kobe (UKB)plane KWL - UKB
8h 24m¥36,072–122,451Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Guilin to Shanghaicar
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
2d 14h¥49,034–66,938
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Guilin to Kobe is to train and car ferry via Hengyang which costs ¥25000 - ¥37000 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Guilin to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 7h 50m and costs ¥26000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Guilin and Kobe is 2733 km.
The best way to get from Guilin to Kobe without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 10h and costs ¥36000 - ¥43000.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Guilin to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 1h ahead of Guilin. It is currently 12:48 AM in Guilin and 1:48 AM in Kobe.
There are 331+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Guilin, China and Kobe, Japan?
Jeju Air, Jin Air, and Korean Air fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Kobe (UKB) once daily.
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–90,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–90,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–85,000
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–85,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–48,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–110,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–130,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- 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
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
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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