There are 11 ways to get from Japan to Ningbo by plane, train, car ferry, car, night bus, or bus
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane FUK - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbotrain
8h 56m¥532–1,950Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
2d 6h¥1,546–2,136Fly Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
7h 32m¥826–2,207Fly 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 Station to Ningbotrain
8h 9m¥1,340–3,279Fly 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 Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
9h 3m¥904–2,438Fly 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 Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
9h 4m¥1,042–2,631Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane NRT - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbotrain
8h 51m¥691–2,281Fly Fukuoka Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane FUK - NGB
7h 58m¥764–2,417Drive, 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 Ningbocar
2d 7h¥1,413–1,933Night bus, car ferry, train
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Kajibashi to Kobe Sannomiya Koka Shotengai-maenightbus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbotrain
2d 13h¥1,230–1,842Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiyabus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai General Bus Station to Ningbo Southbus
2d 13h¥1,184–1,711
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Ningbo is to fly and train which costs ¥500 - ¥2000 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Ningbo is to fly and train which takes 7h 32m and costs ¥800 - ¥2300.
The distance between Japan and Ningbo is 1206 km.
The best way to get from Japan to Ningbo without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 6h and costs ¥1500 - ¥2200.
It takes approximately 8h 56m to get from Japan to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 1h behind Japan. It is currently 5:27 AM in Japan and 4:27 AM in Ningbo.
There are 88+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Japan and Ningbo, China?
Peach Aviation Limited, Spring Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–1,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥380–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥470–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥380–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–3,200
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥380–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,900
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,700
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Taipei Songshan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,300
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- 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
- ¥550–750
- Reserved seat
- ¥600–800
- Green seat
- ¥800–1,100
- 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
- ¥110–250
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥190–250
- Ordinary Car
- ¥110–150
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Kajibashi to Kobe Sannomiya Koka Shotengai-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥250–490
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥250–490
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–440
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Economy
- ¥210–420
- Relax (front seat)
- ¥220–440
- Relax (Back seat)
- ¥220–440
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General Bus Station to Ningbo South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥85–130
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥85–130
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥884–1,104
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥884
- 1st Class
- ¥1,104
- Special Class
- ¥1,767
- VIP
- ¥4,416
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥884–1,104
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥884
- 1st Class
- ¥1,104
- Special Class
- ¥1,767
- VIP
- ¥4,416
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