There are 8 ways to get from Kobe to China by train, plane, car ferry, or car
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane KIX - HGH
6h 52m¥699–2,023Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane KIX - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Suzhoutrain
7h 16m¥695–1,978Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Chongqing Northtrain Shanghai
2d 12h¥1,365–2,320Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Tianjin Binhai
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane KIX - TSN
6h 42m¥899–2,623Fly Kobe to Tianjin Binhai
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane UKB - TSN
11h 41m¥1,311–4,120Fly Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane UKB - PEK
9h 40m¥987–4,440Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane NGO - PEK
8h 8m¥1,617–3,335Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Drive from Shanghai to Chongqingcar
2d 16h¥2,292–3,215
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to China is to train and fly which costs ¥650 - ¥2000 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to China is to train and fly which takes 6h 42m and costs ¥900 - ¥2700.
The distance between Kobe and China is 1588 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to China without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 2 days 12h and costs ¥1300 - ¥2400.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Kobe to China, including transfers.
There are 481+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and China?
Korean Air, All Nippon Airways, and three other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,600
Flights from Kobe to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–4,400
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,700
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,400
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,800
Flights from Kobe to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tianjin Binhai via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,300
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,500
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,700
Flights from Kobe to Tianjin Binhai via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Tianjin Binhai via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,200
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Tianjin Binhai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–11,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Kobe to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
Train from Shanghai station to Chongqing North
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥470–650
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥35–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–55
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥35–50
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
Train from Wuxi to Suzhou
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥250–380
- 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
- ¥250–350
- Reserved seat
- ¥300–380
- Green seat
- ¥380–500
- 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
- ¥893–1,116
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥893
- 1st Class
- ¥1,116
- Special Class
- ¥1,785
- VIP
- ¥4,461
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