There are 8 ways to get from Ningbo to Nara-shi by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)NGB - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
6h 35m¥11,397–47,014Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ningbo to Shanghai
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Nara-shi
2d 2h¥24,800–31,994Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ningbo to Hangzhou East
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)HGH - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
7h 44m¥15,360–31,808Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)PVG - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
8h 24m¥15,204–64,053Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)PVG - ITM
10h 32m¥34,554–77,553Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Kobe (UKB)PVG - UKB
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Nara
9h 16mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from Bentenchō to Nara
2d 4hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Ningbo South to Shanghai General Bus Station
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Take the bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention CenterT
2d 6h¥24,530–31,381
Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ningbo to Nara-shi is to train and fly which costs ¥15000 - ¥32000 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ningbo to Nara-shi is to fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs ¥11000 - ¥47000.
The distance between Ningbo and Nara-shi is 1490 km.
The best way to get from Ningbo to Nara-shi without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 2 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Ningbo to Nara-shi, including transfers.
Nara-shi is 1h ahead of Ningbo. It is currently 9:35 PM in Ningbo and 10:35 PM in Nara-shi.
There are 410+ hotels available in Nara-shi.
What companies run services between Ningbo, China and Nara-shi, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Ningbo to Nara-shi. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Ningbo Lishe Airport, walk to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, take the train to Tennōji, then take the train to Nara. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Ningbo to Nara-shi via Shanghai and Osaka International Ferry Terminal in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–41,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–41,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–80,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–50,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–50,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–100,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–50,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–55,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–90,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–70,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–70,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–49,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Ningbo Lishe International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–44,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–40,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–80,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–41,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–26,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–41,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–65,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–33,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- 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
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Green Seat
- ¥2,300–3,100
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Bentenchō to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ningbo to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–1,700
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥1,500–1,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥2,500–2,800
- Business Class Seat
- ¥3,600–5,500
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥3,000–3,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥5,000–5,400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥7,000–11,000
Train from Ningbo to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,800
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥1,900–2,800
Train from Ningbo to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–5,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥3,600–5,500
- 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
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- 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
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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