There are 5 ways to get from Kobe to Dalian by bus, plane, car ferry, or train
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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 Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane KIX - DLC
6h 10m¥884–2,198Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminalbus
2d 19h¥1,327–1,694Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane UKB - DLC
8h 23m¥1,312–4,016Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane ITM - DLC
9h 4m¥941–2,750Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane NGO - DLC
7h 31m
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Dalian is to bus and fly which costs ¥850 - ¥2200 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Dalian is to bus and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs ¥850 - ¥2200.
The distance between Kobe and Dalian is 1402 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Dalian without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs ¥1300 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Kobe to Dalian, including transfers.
Dalian is 1h behind Kobe. It is currently 6:59 AM in Kobe and 5:59 AM in Dalian.
There are 104+ hotels available in Dalian.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Dalian, China?
Korean Air, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,800
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,600
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kobe to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–7,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,600
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–3,100
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–95
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Website
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥450–600
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
- 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
- ¥850–1,062
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥850
- 1st Class
- ¥1,062
- Special Class
- ¥1,699
- VIP
- ¥4,246
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