There are 6 ways to get from Kobe to Shanghai by train, plane, or car ferry
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)KIX - PVG
6h 24m¥738–2,567Fly from Kobe
cheapest- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)UKB - PVG
5h 59m¥700–5,561Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai
47h 30m¥906–1,133Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)ITM - PVG
8h 10m¥1,480–3,298Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)NGO - PVG
7h 31m¥984–1,762Train to Okayama Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Fly from Okayama Airport (OKJ) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)OKJ - PVG
7h 58m¥969–3,491
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Shanghai is to train and fly which costs ¥700 - ¥2600 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Shanghai is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs ¥700 - ¥6000.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Kobe Port Terminal and arriving at Shanghai. Services depart once a week, and operate Tuesday. The journey takes approximately 47h 30m.
The distance between Kobe and Shanghai is 1431 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Shanghai without a car is to car ferry which takes 47h 30m and costs ¥900 - ¥1200.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Kobe to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 1h behind Kobe. It is currently 7:59 PM in Kobe and 6:59 PM in Shanghai.
There are 1295+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Shanghai, China?
Japan-China International Ferry Co operates a car ferry from Kobe Port Terminal to Shanghai once a week. Tickets cost ¥906–1,133 and the journey takes 47h 30m. Alternatively, Juneyao Airlines, Korean Air, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
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Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–3,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–3,800
Flights from Okayama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
Flights from Okayama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–3,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–3,800
Flights from Okayama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–2,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,700
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–2,600
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–2,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥470–1,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–3,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kobe to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,300
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥480–2,900
Flights from Okayama Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,200
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥480–2,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,900
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥460–1,600
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,000
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
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–290
- 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
- ¥190–260
- Reserved seat
- ¥230–290
- Green seat
- ¥290–380
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
- ¥906–1,133
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥906
- 1st Class
- ¥1,133
- Special Class
- ¥1,812
- VIP
- ¥4,529
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