There are 6 ways to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto by train, plane, car ferry, bus, or night bus
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Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PVG - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamoto
7h 56m¥19,275–58,507Fly Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)NGB - KMJ
9h 55m¥13,279–56,417Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kumamoto
2d 7h¥36,905–50,617Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kagoshima Airport, train
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)PVG - KOJ
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kumamoto
8h 42m¥17,955–56,057Bus, car ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Ningbo South to Shanghai General Bus Station
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
2d 14h¥30,415–40,228Train, car ferry, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal
2d 16h¥28,915–45,007
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto is to train and fly which costs ¥19000 - ¥60000 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs ¥19000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Ningbo and Kumamoto is 1325 km.
The best way to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs ¥36000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Ningbo to Kumamoto, including transfers.
Kumamoto is 1h ahead of Ningbo. It is currently 5:24 PM in Ningbo and 6:24 PM in Kumamoto.
There are 363+ hotels available in Kumamoto.
What companies run services between Ningbo, China and Kumamoto, Japan?
Spring Airlines Japan, JetStar Japan, and three other airlines fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–41,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–43,000
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–41,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Qingdao, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–35,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–35,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–35,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–55,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,100–3,400
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,100–5,500
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–20,000
- Green seat
- ¥20,000–27,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Ningbo South to Shanghai General Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥20,000
- 1st Class
- ¥25,000
- Special Class
- ¥40,000
- VIP
- ¥100,000
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