There are 8 ways to get from Japan to China by plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
5h 34m¥885–2,739Fly Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane FUK - HKG
7h 20m¥757–2,376Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Chongqingcar
2d 21h¥2,626–3,743Fly Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane HND - PEK
7h 12m¥1,351–3,568Fly Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane HND - SHA
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Stationtrain
6h 52m¥1,365–6,116Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Tianjin Binhai
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane NRT - TSN
7h 6m¥918–2,945Fly Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HND - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
7h 25m¥1,000–3,362Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane NGO - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
7h 25m¥911–2,870
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to China is to fly which costs ¥750 - ¥2400 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to China is to fly and train which takes 5h 34m and costs ¥850 - ¥2800.
The distance between Japan and China is 988 km.
It takes approximately 5h 34m to get from Japan to China, including transfers.
There are 157+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Japan and China?
All Nippon Airways, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) every 2 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–4,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–10,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–4,700
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–10,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,100
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–7,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–4,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,700
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,100
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,500
- Website
- en.ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,600
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥41–45
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥41–45
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥65–75
- Business Class Seat
- ¥85–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥60–66
- Business Class Seat
- ¥80–120
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Suzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥45–75
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–75
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥180–240
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥860–1,075
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥860
- 1st Class
- ¥1,075
- Special Class
- ¥1,719
- VIP
- ¥4,298
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