There are 5 ways to get from Kagoshima to Shanghai by plane, train, car ferry, bus, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kagoshima Airport
best- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)KOJ - PVG
5h 51m¥529–2,209Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Kobe StationSakura / ...
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
2d 4h¥1,714–2,298Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)KMI - PVG
9h 29m¥849–3,071Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)FUK - PVG
6h 53m¥915–2,607Bus, night bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Sannomiya Station
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
2d 15h¥1,456–1,949
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Shanghai is to fly which costs ¥500 - ¥2300 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Shanghai is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs ¥500 - ¥2300.
The distance between Kagoshima and Shanghai is 925 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Shanghai without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs ¥1700 - ¥2300.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Kagoshima to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Kagoshima. It is currently 5:29 AM in Kagoshima and 4:29 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1354+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Korean Air fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,100
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,200
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,700
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–6,500
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥460–2,100
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,700
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,600
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,800
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–1,600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥310–1,700
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,900
- 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
- ¥900–1,600
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- 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
- ¥750–1,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥850–1,100
- Green seat
- ¥1,100–1,500
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥310–450
- 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
- ¥310–420
- Reserved seat
- ¥360–450
- Green seat
- ¥460–650
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–240
- 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
- ¥190–220
- Reserved Seat
- ¥160–240
- Green Seat
- ¥240–320
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥187
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Sannomiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥360–550
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- 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
- ¥911–1,139
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥911
- 1st Class
- ¥1,139
- Special Class
- ¥1,821
- VIP
- ¥4,553
Want to know more about travelling around China
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travel Insider: Top Japan travel tips by Beatrix Holland
Read the travel guide



















