There are 6 ways to get from Kobe to Beijing by bus, plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane KIX - PEK
6h 55m¥1,404–2,623Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Beijingbus
2d 18h¥1,167–1,494Car ferry, train via Xinjing
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing Southtrain Shanghai Hongqiao / ...
2d 5h¥1,422–1,694Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane UKB - PEK
7h 48m¥2,732–4,241Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Beijing Southtrain Shanghai
2d 5h¥1,431–1,693Car ferry, train #2
- Take the carferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai South to Beijing Southtrain Shanghai South
2d 13h¥1,268–2,045
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Beijing is to car ferry and bus which costs ¥1100 - ¥1500 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Beijing is to bus and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs ¥1400 - ¥2700.
The distance between Kobe and Beijing is 1856 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Beijing without a car is to car ferry and train via Xinjing which takes 2 days 5h and costs ¥1400 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Kobe to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 1h behind Kobe. It is currently 4:12 AM in Kobe and 3:12 AM in Beijing.
There are 1256+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Beijing, China?
Asiana Airlines, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,300
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,300
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,900
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥570–630
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
Train from Shanghai station to Beijing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥580–630
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥950–1,050
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,300–2,000
Train from Shanghai South to Beijing South
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥390–950
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥390–550
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥650–950
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–95
- Schedules at
- okkbus.co.jp
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Beijing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥290–400
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥290–400
- 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
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,694
- VIP
- ¥4,236
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,694
- VIP
- ¥4,236
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,694
- VIP
- ¥4,236
Car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,694
- VIP
- ¥4,236
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