There are 5 ways to get from Kobe to Dalian by train, plane, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane KIX - DLC
6h 13m¥741–2,403Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminalbus
2d 19h¥1,337–1,707Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane ITM - DLC
8h 59m¥1,041–2,651Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane NGO - DLC
7h 31m¥1,232–3,096Bus to Tokushima Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane TKS - DLC
9h 1m¥1,126–3,332
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Dalian is to train and fly which costs ¥700 - ¥2400 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Dalian is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs ¥700 - ¥2400.
The distance between Kobe and Dalian is 1419 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 - ¥1800.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Kobe to Dalian, including transfers.
Dalian is 1h behind Kobe. It is currently 11:16 PM in Kobe and 10:16 PM in Dalian.
There are 31+ hotels available in Dalian.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Dalian, China?
All Nippon Airways, Air China, and Japan Airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,600
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
- 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
- ¥900–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,600
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–3,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,300
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,100
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,100
Train operators
- 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
- ¥90–140
- 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
- ¥90–130
- Green Seat
- ¥120–160
- 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
- ¥250–360
- 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
- ¥250–330
- Reserved seat
- ¥290–360
- Green seat
- ¥360–480
Bus operators
- 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
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥147
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥123
- 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
- ¥860–1,074
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥860
- 1st Class
- ¥1,074
- Special Class
- ¥1,719
- VIP
- ¥4,296
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