There are 7 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
5h 18m¥759–2,159Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane FUK - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Stationtrain
9h 36m¥651–2,348Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 2h¥1,356–1,793Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane KKJ - SHA
9h 38m¥1,813–7,028Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane KKJ - PVG
9h 34m¥1,763–5,578Train, car ferry via Himeji
- Take the train from Kokura to Himejitrain
- Take the train from Himeji to Sannomiyatrain
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 4h¥1,396–1,871Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaidobus
- Take the bus from Okaido to Sannomiya BTbus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 14h¥1,557–1,809
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥750 - ¥2200 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs ¥750 - ¥2200.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Shanghai is 953 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs ¥1300 - ¥1800.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Kitakyushu. It is currently 11:56 PM in Kitakyushu and 10:56 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1487+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Japan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–1,800
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–12,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥470–2,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥410–1,800
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–12,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,700
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–12,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–13,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–12,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,600
- 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
- ¥1,300–3,400
- 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
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥120–200
- 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
- ¥120–170
- Reserved seat
- ¥160–200
- Green seat
- ¥190–250
Train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–700
- 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
- ¥480–650
- Reserved seat
- ¥550–700
- Green seat
- ¥700–950
Train from Kokura to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥440–650
- 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
- ¥440–600
- Reserved seat
- ¥500–650
- Green seat
- ¥600–850
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- 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
- ¥120–140
- Reserved Seat
- ¥95–130
- Green Seat
- ¥120–170
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥95–150
- 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
- ¥120–150
- Reserved Seat
- ¥95–140
- Green Seat
- ¥120–170
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Okaido to Sannomiya BT
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥324
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Ferry operators
- 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
- ¥881–1,102
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥881
- 1st Class
- ¥1,102
- Special Class
- ¥1,763
- VIP
- ¥4,406
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