There are 3 ways to get from Kobe to Qingdao by plane or train
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Fly from Kobe
best- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane UKB - TAO
8h 15m¥1,113–3,023Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane KIX - TAO
7h 5m¥652–2,128Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane NGO - TAO
8h 12m¥1,297–2,023
Kobe (UKB) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Qingdao is to train and fly which costs ¥650 - ¥2200 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Qingdao is to train and fly which takes 7h 5m and costs ¥650 - ¥2200.
The distance between Kobe and Qingdao is 1394 km.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Kobe to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 1h behind Kobe. It is currently 6:46 PM in Kobe and 5:46 PM in Qingdao.
There are 180+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Qingdao, China?
Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kobe to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,300
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,800
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Kobe to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Kobe to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,800
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–1,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kobe to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,500
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥450–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,300
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kobe to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,200
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,600
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
- ¥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
- ¥130–150
- Reserved Seat
- ¥95–140
- Green Seat
- ¥120–170
- 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
- ¥260–380
- 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
- ¥260–350
- Reserved seat
- ¥310–380
- Green seat
- ¥380–550
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