There are 5 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 Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane FUK - PVG
4h 48m¥1,000–2,716Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin Kobetrain Sakura
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 2h¥1,100–1,515Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane KKJ - SHA
8h 48m¥1,013–3,427Train, car ferry via Osaka
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin Osakatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
2d 3h¥1,122–1,543Bus, 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¥1,474–1,777
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 car ferry which costs ¥1100 - ¥1600 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai is to train and fly which takes 4h 48m and costs ¥1000 - ¥2800.
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 ¥1100 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Kitakyushu to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Kitakyushu. It is currently 1:07 AM in Kitakyushu and 12:07 AM in Shanghai.
There are 1734+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,300
- 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
- ¥700–1,100
- 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
- ¥1,300–8,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–50
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥280–400
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥300–420
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaido
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥357
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- 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
- ¥309
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.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
- ¥840–1,050
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥840
- 1st Class
- ¥1,050
- Special Class
- ¥1,679
- VIP
- ¥4,198
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥840–1,050
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥840
- 1st Class
- ¥1,050
- Special Class
- ¥1,679
- VIP
- ¥4,198
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